Vina Arnaiz, Verdejo, 2019, Rueba, Spain

 

Spain produces and also lots of wine and not all of it particularly good however this one from Vina Arnaiz is pretty good, I’ll go as far as say is excellent.

Dry, fresh and full of flavour. There’s a real freshness on the nose with delicate notes of citrus and stone fruit. There’s flavours of lemon and lime with a little bit of grapefruit. The acidity thats there, you know it’s there but so well integrated, it would be fantastic with seafood. Downside is that you can easily drink a bottle of this in one go.

Vina Arnaiz, Verdejo, 2019, Rueba, Spain

Vina Arnaiz, Verdejo, 2019, Rueba, Spain

Bodegas Eylo, 2018, Rueba, Spain

As the weather gets colder I find I’m drinking lots more red wine, so I thought I’d try a white and this one from Spain is different to what I would normally have. It’s a deep straw colour, dry but with fruit. There are aromas of grapefruit and oak and these follow through with a flavours. it’s a heavier white wine than I would normally drink and I think on its own it’s not my taste but I can see this with a creamy pasta dish or a game bird dish, something with a little bit more flavour than just chicken.

At £7 a bottle and a decanter bronze medal it’s ok but have with food.

Bodegas Eylo, 2018, Rueba, Spain

Bodegas Eylo, 2018, Rueba, Spain