Quinta de Azevedo Vinho Verde 2011, Portugal (£6.75-£7.50 Waitrose, Oddbins, Majestic, Booths, The Wine Society) Bracing mineral-laden youngster, with sprightly citrus and apple fruit, a yeasty bite and a tingling spine of briny minerality. Perfect summer seafood wine. B+ Terras Gauda Abadia de San Campio Rías Baixas Albariño 2011, Spain […]
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Castillo de Tomás Verdejo 2011, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla (£7.99 Liberty Wines) Fresh, tangy, summery style of wine, with pithy grapefruit and tinned pear flesh, and a fragrant, zippy finish. B+ Gonzalez Byass Altozano Verdejo/Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla (£7.99 Ocado, cellarviewines.com, Villeneuve Wines, […]
Wine Tasting Video: Verdejo from Rueda (-ish)
Torres Viña Sol 2011, Catalunya (£5.98-£7.19 Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose, Co-op, Sainsbury’s, Majestic) Perfect sunny day wine, all green pithiness – grass, nettles, lime, apple – but with enough body and bounce to fill out the zestiness. B+ Castillo del Baròn Macabeo 2011, Yecla (£5.95 The Wine Society) Young, fresh […]
Wine Tasting Video: Spanish whites from Rioja, Yecla & Catalonia
‘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, […]
Wine Tasting Video: Rioja Crianza & Reserva
Cien Y Pico ‘Doble Pasta’ Tintorera 2009, Manchuela (£11.99 Liberty Wines) Really can’t work out whether I like this wine. I can’t fault its richness – it’s full throttle, deep inky wine packed with slightly baked/jammy dark berry fruit, backed up by notes of herbs, cold ash and a stony […]