*tasting note at the bottom **Part of the ‘Spanish Value Experiment As these wines were chosen almost completely at random, there are more than a few bottles where I look at them and think “what on earth is this?”. The bottle in question this time hails from Ribera del Queiles and is produced by Winery […]
*tasting note at the bottom **Part of the ‘Spanish Value Experiment As I was mainly avoiding regions I knew well for this project, I’ve tasted no Mencia so far, as I’m well acquainted with the wines of Bierzo, Ribeira Sacra, Ribeiro and Valdeorras. In fact, there’s only one region of Galicia that I’ve never really […]
*tasting note at the bottom **Part of the ‘Spanish Value Experiment Jimenez-Landi’s Bajondillo 2016 is up next, a Garnacha dominated wine from the high-altitude region of DO Mentrida, just south of Madrid. Having recently showcased their vibrant, peppery Sotorrondero at our recent ‘The New Face of Spanish Garnacha’ tasting, I was excited to see how […]
*tasting note at the bottom **Part of the ‘Spanish Value Experiment Whilst I tried to choose new wineries as often as possible for this selection, sometimes the chance to try a wine from a winery I know and love just proved to be too much. Case in point, Celler del Roure, an exciting producer based […]
*tasting note at the bottom **Part of the ‘Spanish Value Experiment If you live in Spain and drink wine, you inevitably end up drinking a lot of Tempranillo. Not only is it the most planted variety in the country, but it’s also spread across almost a remarkable number of regions, with the majority of the […]