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The final wine tried at Vinoteca Vides. This red wine is from both a new region (Valles de Benavente in Zamora) and a new local grape variety (Prieto Picudo). It's also a very reasonable price for a reserva. It has spent 30 months maturing in barrels of French, American and Rumanian oak. Then several more … Continue reading Otero Reserva 2008
The final red wine from the Tobelos Bodega wine tasting at vinopremier.com. This is their Vino de Autor, which means it is made with only the best grapes from a specific area, usually known for its terroir. It is 100% Tempranillo fermented in large oak barrels and then matured for 14 months in new French … Continue reading Tobelos Leukade 2015
The fourth wine from the Tobelos Bodega wine tasting at vinopremier.com. Like the Crianza this is made from 100% Tempranillo grape. This time from 60 year old vines and matured for 14 months in new American and French oak casks, then a further 2 years in the bottle. Well it's incredible the difference a couple … Continue reading Tahon de Tobelos Reserva 2012
So I broke my own method of trying the Gran Reserva wine in each Bodega we visited, because the very helpful guy at this Bodega made this wine sound fantastic. It is their flagship wine. It is made from grapes on the oldest vines (over 50 years) and from the best vineyards. It is only … Continue reading Gomez Cruzado Honorable 2015
The second red wine offering from Bodegas Muga. For some reason I thought at the time that this was a Gran Reserva, but it turns out that it isn't. Once again the lady serving us whipped the bottle away before I could photgraph it and then disappeared. However their website lists the Torre Muga as … Continue reading Torre Muga
Another brand of wines from the CVNE stable. They have two ranges, Contino and Imperial, aimed at the higher end of the market and only a small number of wine bottles are made. These wines are made with their best grapes harvested from single premier vineyards. The Contino Bodega is based in the Alavesa region … Continue reading Contino Reserva 2014
The third wine at the Eat Out Madrid wine tasting. Another offering from Bodega Lopez de Heredia.. Their red wine Reserva this time. Made from a blend of Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha and Mazuelo grapes this wine is matured in french oak barrels for 6 years then another 6 plus years in the bottle. it is … Continue reading Viña Tondonia Tinto Reserva 2006
The second wine from the Eat Out Madrid wine tasting. This is a 2012 Reserva red wine from the Roda Bodega. I think we might be drinking it a bit early as the 2012 vintage is not yet listed on the Bodega's website so all the information I have taken from the 2011 vintage. The … Continue reading Roda I Tinto Reserva 2012
The first wine from the Eat Out Madrid wine tasting. This is something different: a Reserva white wine. Spanish Reserva wines are matured for at least a couple of years in oak barrels and then for a further couple of years in the bottle. It is a process usually associated with red wines and definitely … Continue reading Viña Tondonia Blanco Reserva 2005
The final D.O. toro red wine from Finca Sobreño at the vinopremier.com wine tasting. It is another Reserva, but if I'm reading the notes correctly this wine was fermented in young French oak as well as being matured for 18 months in the same barrels and then at least a further 12 months in the … Continue reading Finca Sobreño Ildefonso 2014
