No wine snobs here, just enthusiastic drinkers of all wines
The final wine at the M&D story telling wine tasting. This is an artesian red wine from Castilla La Mancha. The winery is based in Mota de Cuervo in the Cuenca province, but the grapes for this wine were grown just down the road near Toboso in the Toledo province. It is a vegan wine … Continue reading Cuerno de diablo
The third wine at the Madrid & Darracott story telling tasting. A red wine blend from the Navarra region Cabernet Sauvignon with small amounts of Tempranillo and Graciano. The winemaker wanted to make a true Cabernet Sauvignon in the style of Bordeaux. This wine has spent some time in French Oak. Couldn't tell the colour … Continue reading Amburza 2015
The Fourth and final wine at the Madrid & Darracott 'Spanish Red Wine Blends' tasting A Tempranillo & Cabernet Sauvignon blend from Ribera del Duero that has spent 16 months ageing in French oak. It has a super fruity scent of medium intensity with a subtle sulphur scent like a bonfire in the background. Dry, … Continue reading Bardos Reserva 2016
The second wine from the Bodegas Ochoa wine tasting at Vinopremier.com. This is a rose wine from the Javier Ochoa collection. It is made from a blend of Garnacha, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes and apparently contains very low sulphites of onky 20mg. A pale rose pink colour with perhaps a hint of garnet. It … Continue reading Ochoa Lágrima Rosa 2019
Our fourth wine at the Itsy Bitsy Bodegas tasting at Devour Madrid and my least favourite of the night. Mind you I was expecting that as it is a Monastrell red wine and I really don't get on with that grape. It's too heavy for me. Others really love this grape so I guess it's … Continue reading Barahonda Tranco 2017
OMG! What a surprise! I've finally found a Monastrell Red from Jumilla that I like. Those of you who read my blog regularly will know that Monastrell wines are very heavy reds with high tannins and acidity. All things my poor tastebuds struggle with. However I'm nothing if not persistent, so will always try a … Continue reading Selecto Crianza 2014
A second night in the wine bar at Lake Bled and I decided it was time to tackle some of Slovenia's red wines. To give myself a baseline I started with the grapes I already know and what could be more well known than Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is from the Goriska Brda region in … Continue reading Blazevi Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
The second red wine of the Bodega Albae wine tasting at TomeVinos Barrio Salamanca. This time made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and matured in French oak barrels for 6 months. A medium purple colour with a light scent of berries and some wood. Interestingly it has lower tannins than the Merlot. Usually it's the other … Continue reading Albae Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
A red wine from the Ribera del Duero Region named after one of the brothers who owns the winery. The gentleman from the Bodega who presented the wines, at vinopremier.com, went on about the Ribera del Duero denominación having part in Southern Burgos and part around Valladolid. Apparently the latter is better and of course … Continue reading Conde de San Cristóbal
This is the second Buezo wine we tasted at the vinopremier cata of last week. If you haven't already read the blog on the Bodega and its methodology then please click on the image below, as it does have a baring on the wine. This was my favourite wine of the tasting, however much of the … Continue reading Buezo Varietales Reserva 2005
