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From the Bodega Diez Siglos Wine tasting at vinopremier.com this is their only Red Wine and a more recent addition to their collection. Made from 100% Tempranillo grapes grown in the nearby Ribera del Duero region, it has been matured in American oak for 12 months and then a further 24 months in French oak. … Continue reading Diez Siglos Tempranillo Crianza 2015
The final wine of the Eat Out Madrid Wine Tasting and the most expensive if the evening at 87€. This wine has very strong reviews from various wine experts though strictly speaking we should have been trying the 2014 or 2015. This is a 100% Tempranillo wine aged for 18 months in barrels of new … Continue reading La Nieta Crianza 2016
This wine was a gift from a friend who attends some of my wine tastings. Bodega Matsu produce a range of four red wines made from 100% Tinto de Toro: A young wine, a Crianza and two Reservas. The bottle labels all have the image of a man on them. A young man for the … Continue reading Matsu El Recio Crianza 2015
The third and final red wine from the Bodega Madrid Romero wine tasting at Madrid & Darracott. This time A wine made purely from the Monastrell grape and aged for 18 months in French oak barrels. This was the favourite for the red wine drinkers in the group. A surprisingly light purple red but with … Continue reading Madrid Romero Chapa Crianza 2015
Another 100% Tinto de Toro wine from Bodegas Sobreño in D.O. Toro. This time a Crianza aged for 8 months in American oak and a minimum of 6 months in the bottle. It has a Purple red colour of medium intensity with a fruit of the forest scent with a bit of wood. This was … Continue reading Finca Sobreño Crianza 2015
I drank this at the same wine tasting as the Parcel 12 red wine. I was so taken with the previous wine and drank a fair bit of it so that I kind of stopped paying attention by the time we got to this one. Completely forgot to photo the bottle, so I have no … Continue reading Torno Tinto Crianza
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