Pazo Senorans, Albarino, 2016, Spain

Posted on April 10, 2021 by richardgore1200

£15 a bottle is a decent amount to pay for a wine, you want a good bottle but paying that for an Albarino is hard when there are so many good ones out their for less but this Albarino from Pazo Senorans is very good.

There’s loads going on, subtle but the package is well done. The colour is a wonderful lemon colour and there are aromas of pear, lemon, mellon, peaches and additional flavours of citrus, grapefruit and minerality. Its dry, light, decent wack of acidity, clean and quite elegant.

Its a bit pricey and I should have saved some for the next day but I loved it, its very good, excellent if the price was cheaper but then that’s my tightness 😉 shining through, price wise.

Bodegas Eylo, 2018, Rueba, Spain

Posted on February 10, 2021 by richardgore1200

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

Morrisons, The Best Priorate, 2016, Spain

Posted on November 15, 2020 by richardgore1200

Morrisons and the other supermarkets can do some excellent drink now wines, Morrisons ports have won gold and silver medals at Decanter. This Priorat is bold, dry and pretty smooth with well integrated tannins. Aromas of blackberry, chocolate and herbs and flavours of cherry, plum with a bit of raspberry.

Its not the greatest red Priorat but that said for £10 its very good, solid bronze medalist in my humble opinion.

Morrisons, The Best Priorate, 2016, Spain

Campo Viejo, Winemaker’s Art, 2015, Rioja, Spain

Posted on October 25, 2020 by richardgore1200

Campo Viejo from spain produces a lot of wine and this winemaker’s art got a solid bronze at the Decanter World Wine Awards in 2018. Its a very easy drinking red Rioja.

It’s got a nice deep red colour, just starting to age a little, but its 5 years old after all. the aromas are red fruit, cherry and hints of blackcurrant and a little earthiness. The taste is firm, good concentration of fruit, with notes of spice, vanilla and hints of tobacco and a cloves. There are medium tannins that are soft but balanced and decent length of flavour.

I enjoyed this and under £10 a bottle is good value.

Campo Viejo, Winemaker’s Art, 2015, Rioja, Spain

Pazo de San Mauro, 2018, Albarino, Galicia, Spain

Posted on August 15, 2020 by richardgore1200

A silver medal winner at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2019 this Albarino from Pazo de San Mauro, Galicia in Spain is a great example of the grape and region.

You get apple and pear aromas with lemon, pineapple and hints of orange on the taste with a zesty, concentrated finish. Oh at £10 a bottle its very good value for money, naff said.

Pazo San Mauro, 2018 Albariño, Galicia, Spain

Pazo de San Mauro 2018 Albariño, Galicia, Spain

Morlanda, Priorat, Blanco 2017, Spain

Posted on August 2, 2020 by richardgore1200

Priorat is usually known for red wine so to find this white wine “blanco” from Morlanda was a treat. Made with White Garnacha its high in acidity, a pale yellow colour with faint aromas and flavours of grass, green apple and an underlying creaminess.

That’s the issue I have with the wine, its low in flavours and at £18 a bottle its very pricey. Eur9 in europe is a bit easy to swallow but there’s better wines out there even at that price.

Morlanda, Priorat, Blanco 2017, Spain

Altos R Pigeage, Graciano, 2014, Rioja, Spain

Posted on July 22, 2020 by richardgore1200

Made with the Graciano grape rather than the usual Temperillo grape , this Rioja is pretty good, excellent I would say.

There a black fruit, chocolate and coffee aroma mix that is added to in the taste department with red fruit and oak notes. Its a full bodied, smooth with firm, but well intergrate tannins and is excellently pair with red meat or in front of the fire just being sipped.

At over £25 a bottle is not cheap but I think it is justified.

Altos R Pigeage, Graciano, 2014, Rioja, Spain

Arzuaga Navarro, Arzuaga Crianza 2017, Ribera del Duero, Spain

Posted on May 1, 2020 by richardgore1200

Made with 95% Tempranillo with a splash of Cabernet Sauvignon, 5%.

Aromas of blackberry, smoke, tobacco that follow through in the taste with cherry, blackcurrant, oak undertones and tannins that are super smooth but firm. This review may be short but there’s not much more to say, this is a very good red wine.

Ar £17 a bottle its great value for what you get.

Arzuaga Navarro, Arzuaga Crianza 2017, Ribera del Duero, Spain

Ontinium, Capitan Julian, Tempranillo 2015, Spain

Posted on April 16, 2020 by richardgore1200

Capitan Julian, Tempranillo is dry, bold with a dollop of oak. You could sum up this wine like that, but there’s more.

There’s black fruit on the nose and oaky notes. Its smooth on the palate with blackberry, vanilla, spice and hints of tobacco with firm, but not overly powerful tannins. Steak went very well with this wine and even a few days later it was easy drinking on its own.

Its the price that’s the issue here. At £6 a bottle its ridiculously cheap. how, why they are selling it this cheap is a mystery. Brilliant for the drinker though.

Ontinium, Capitan Julian, Tempranillo 2015, Spain

Cuatro Rayas, Cantarranas Verdejo 2018, Spain

Posted on April 7, 2020 by richardgore1200

From central Spain this is a light, dry white. With flavours of apple and citrus, esp lemon and lime its quite refreshing. Simple in many ways but that’s OK because you will want to drink this as a summer quencher. Best with chicken or pork dishes if you have having this with food, personally I would drink it on its own.

This 2018 vintage got a bonze at the Decanter World Wine Awards but only got a Commended at the International Wine Challenge, which may be a little stingy, but as a summer BBQ wine at £6 a bottle you won’t really care.

Cuatro Rayas, Cantarranas Verdejo 2018, Spain

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Tag Archives: Spain

Pazo Senorans, Albarino, 2016, Spain

Bodegas Eylo, 2018, Rueba, Spain

Morrisons, The Best Priorate, 2016, Spain

Campo Viejo, Winemaker’s Art, 2015, Rioja, Spain

Pazo de San Mauro, 2018, Albarino, Galicia, Spain

Morlanda, Priorat, Blanco 2017, Spain

Altos R Pigeage, Graciano, 2014, Rioja, Spain

Arzuaga Navarro, Arzuaga Crianza 2017, Ribera del Duero, Spain

Ontinium, Capitan Julian, Tempranillo 2015, Spain

Cuatro Rayas, Cantarranas Verdejo 2018, Spain