Ribera del Duero
Cillar de Silos Rosado 2006
Its been a bit quiet on the wine front lately, but I've just stocked up with a load of new stuff including a couple of rosados. Not many roses are made from very old vines, but as I've said before, rosados are a very important section of the wine market in Spain, well most of southern Europe really. As such they get a lot more attention in the vineyard and winery. It shows in wines like this. The label is a bit flashier for this vintage and it gets a synthetic cork. I'd prefer a screwcap, but its a start.
It sounds like a stupid thing to say, but this is a very wine like rose. I find many rose wines have an odd quality that is not what I would expect from a red or white wine, an odd palate weight and more suited to food than just drinking. Not a bad thing, just different. Grab a bottle of something like the Gran Feudo rosado and this and you'll see what I mean.
A radiant pink, petrol colour in the glass with aromas of pink lady apples, strawberry and subtle herbs. Excellent mouthfeel, silky and smooth but light and highly drinkable. Tangy and savory, there is no sweetness except for the flavour of perfectly ripe fruit. On the palate it show toffee apple lollies, strawberry with a peach/pear combo. Really well balanced with great length. Perfect spring drinking. Get two bottles first will go down very quickly. 91 Pts.
Source: The Spanish Acquisition Cost: $28 Closure: Synthetic Cork
Web: www.cillardesilos.es
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I agree on the screwcap thing, but plastic is worse really, I’ve had too many dead bottles from random oxidation or lumps of plastic totally bonded into the neck and even one that appeared to have industrial grit in the plastic mix (it ground down my corkscrew). Ironically the cheapo litre or 1.5 litre bottles of house wine you sometimes get in loco are screwcap. Didn’t I read that the Spaniards had mandated cork for appellation wines?
Dear Dave,
As always, here I come with my Portuguese inquisition… (LOL)
Portuguese’s rosés are also great! I have a preference for those from Douro Valley and Dão and I am not so keen on the rosés from Alentejo because they tend to show too much residual sugars (and I dislike that).
Nuno
PS: No cork? Take a walk!
Larry,
I’m not a big fan of the plastic corks either, but the reality is that the general public in Spain won’t accept screwcaps on anything but sherry just yet. It is happening, there are a number of wines available under screwcap, but this has mainly been driven by the UK Supermarkets.
The mandated cork story has been completely over blown, it is only Catalonia that has madated cork and it effects the following D.O.s: Catalunya, Costers del Sege, Montsant, Pla de Bages, Tarragona, Alella, Conca de Barbera, Emporda, Penedes Terra Alta and Priorat, and all Cava made in the region. So 7 out of 68 or so regions in Spain.
Nuno,
You’ll be happy to know that I have about 7 portugese wines in the tasting pile, no Roses tho. Which wines would you suggest? I’m not a fan of sweet rose either, perhaps off-dry with a hint of sweetness at best.
Dave
Sounds nice. Pricey for a rose though.
GW
PS. Cork? What a dork!
Yep, quite pricey for a rose, but worth the extra dollars. Much cheaper than Tempier Bandol rose that seem to be about twice this price.
PS. I think this is the first rhyming cork debate I’ve seen. I like it
From Douro: Quinta da Sequeira 2005 or 2006, Portal 2006, Vale da Raposa 2006.
From Dão: Quinta do Perdigão 2006.
Nuno