No wine snobs here, just enthusiastic drinkers of all wines
The final red wine of the Bodega Albae wine tasting at TomeVinos Barrio Salamanca. This is 100% Tempranillo aged in French oak barrels for 6 months. It was the wine I was least interested in because Tempranillo wines are a dime a dozen here in Spain. I was keener to try the wines made from, … Continue reading Albae Tempranillo 2015
The first of my two favourite red wines from the Bodega Albae wine tasting at TomeVinos Barrio Salamanca. This is a 100% Malbec and the second that will be posted tomorrow is a 100% Tempranillo. As with all the Albae reds they are matured in French oak barrels for 6 months. I bought a bottle … Continue reading Albae Malbec 2015
The third red wine of the Bodega Albae wine tasting at TomeVinos Barrio Salamanca. This time a 100% Syrah grape variety and again matured for 6 months in French Oak barrels. It is a medium intensity purple colour going slightly to ruby red. An interesting scent that reminded me of chorizo i.e cured meat and … Continue reading Albae Syrah 2015
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
The first red wine of the Bodega Albae wine tasting at TomeVinos Barrio Salamanca. This is made from 100% Merlot and is matured in French oak barrels for 6 months. According to the representative from Bodeg Albae it is difficult to work with this grape in Castilla La Mancha due to the heat which produces … Continue reading Albae Merlot Crianza 2015
The second wine of the Bodega Albae wine tasting at TomeVinos Barrio Salamanca. This is the other white wine this time made from 100% Chardonnay. A light lemon green colour, it has a medium nose that reminds me of the pear drop sweets. So think sweet pear, slightly tropical. Very little acidity in the scent … Continue reading Albae Chardonnay
The first of the Bodega Albae wine tasting at TomeVinos Barrio Salamanca. This is one of two white wines available made from 100% Viogner. The Viogner grape is known for producing perfumed wines. This is also true of the more commonly used Spanish grape variety Viura/Macabeu. So it's a shame that Bodega Albae don't produce … Continue reading Albae Viognier 2018
Another quicky wine drunk this week on a visit to Toledo. It was served as part of the Menu del Dia in a restaurant called Museo de Productos de Castilla La Mancha. The wine was named after the restaurant and it's a basic table wine from the Castilla La Mancha región. Now I don't normally … Continue reading Museo de Productos Tinto
Onto to some red wine with a bit a oomph about it. This wine is made by the same group that does Tio Pepe. They've started to buy parcels of land to experiment with lesser known grape varieties ..... I love it when they do that! In this case the grape is Graciano which is … Continue reading Parcela 12 Tinto 2015
