Marquês de Borba Tinto 2011, Alentejo (£9.60 Tanners) Vibrant, honest glugger, plenty of dark plummy berry fruit just on the right side of jamminess, and with earthy floral spice to pep up the finish. S- Tons de Duorum Red 2010, Douro (£8.99 Tanners, The Wine Society, Real Wine Company, Duncan […]
Tempranillo
Beronia Colección Rioja Tempranillo 2010 (£11.99 Ocado) Young, fresh style, bouncy but not too brash, with an herby/spicy tinge to its slightly earthy orange peel and red berry flavours, and touches of coffee and chocolate too – just let down by slightly forceful smoky-bacon-y oak. B+ The Society’s Rioja Crianza […]
Wine Tasting Video: Tempranillo from Rioja, Ribera del Duero & ...
Viña Real Rioja Crianza 2009 (£9.99 Harrods, Cambridge Wine Merchants, Bin 21, The Clifton Cellar, Pimlico Dozen, D K Vintners, Liquid Treasures) Bouncy, Tigger-like wine with earthy, warm raspberry and loganberry fruit, some spicy coconut and vanilla notes from the oak, and an orange peel and apple freshness to the […]
Wine Tasting Video: Five Minutes with Rioja (-ish)
Sabina Tempranillo 2011, Navarra (£5.25 The Wine Society) Perky young wine, fresh, friendly and unhampered by oak, with dark fruit plus a hint of redcurrant and some earthy spice to the finish – a tasty cheapie. B(+) Legaris Roble 2010, Ribera del Duero (£9.99 Wine Rack, Eynsham Cellars, The Four […]
Wine Tasting Video: Spanish Reds from Bierzo, Ribera del Duero, ...
‘Flor de Vetus’ Toro 2010, Spain (~£13.99 Liberty Wines) Bold but fragrant young wine, with bags of dusty dark blackcurrant, blackberry and loganberry fruit given interest by perfumed/spicy vanilla notes, a light toasty edge and a sappy, happy finish. Richly flavoured, but retains some freshness. S- Emina Pasión Ribera del […]
Wine Tasting Video: Tempranillo from Toro & Ribera del Duero
Beronia Dos Maderas Rioja Crianza 2008 (£10.99 Ocado) Has freshness and bounce, and reasonable spicy berry flesh, let down by slightly sawdusty oak – not sure whether it wants to be ancient or modern. B- Torres Rioja Crianza ‘Ibéricos’ 2008 (£9.99 Waitrose, www.vintagemarque.com, Oriel Wines, Eagles Wines, Magnum Wine Company, […]