‘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 […]
Ribera del Duero
Pasión de Bobal 2009, Utiel-Requeña (£11.99 Virgin Wines) Reasonable fruit, juicy plum, cherry and dark berry just heading towards jammy, and with notes of chocolate and desiccated coconut, rounded, warm and spicy, but too simple. B- Torres Celeste Crianza 2008, Ribera del Duero (£12.49 Ann et Vin, Auriol Wines, Cambridge […]
Wine Tasting Video: Ribera del Duero, Calatayud, Emporda, Cariñena, Utiel-Requeña
Viña Pomal Rioja Crianza 2008 (£9.99 Majestic, Yourfavouritewines.com, Rhythmandbooze.co.uk, Aughton Wines, Delifonseca, Den Boer Wines, Eton Vintners, Hercules Wine Warehouse, INXS Kicked, Sheridan Cooper’s, Taurus Wines, Noel Young, The Vineyard) Has some of the classic vanilla and orange peel of Rioja, but the baked berry flavours and notes of liquorice […]
Wine Tasting Video: Four Riojas + a Ribera del Duero
A selection of wines I tasted from bodegas in Castilla y Leon (NW Spain) – apparently none is currently represented in the UK, although I’m sure I’ve seen the excellent Carmelo Rodero wines here – maybe with The Winery? Ledo .8 Bierzo Crianza 2007 Soft, juicy, fragrant style, has the […]
Wine Tasting Video: Bierzo, Cigales & Ribera del Duero
Marques de la Concordia Rioja Crianza 2004 (£18.99/150 cl Majestic) Gentle soft wine, with warm vanilla, cinnamon, juniper and slight ginger spice notes pepping up relaxed wild strawberry and orange peel flavours. S(-) Legaris Ribera del Duero Reserva 2004 (£20.99 Oddbins) A fuller, richer style than the Rioja, with slightly […]
Wine Tasting Video: Rioja, Ribera del Duero & Priorat
Three videos to post in the next few days shot without my normal video camera – my son left it outside after filming a sequel to the World Is Not A Nerf. It still works, sort of, but is stuck on 70x magnification, something I only discovered after I’d uncorked […]