Robert Parker: 90pts DOCa – Rioja Grapes Tempranillo with small proportions of other regional grapes Ratings & Awards Gold Medal – Iberwine Awards 2012, Spain Gold Medal – Selections Mondiales de Vins Canada 2011, Canada Bronze Medal – International Wine Challenge 2011, UK Bronze Medal – Challenge International du Vin 2012, France 91 points by… Read More »
Grape 100% Chardonnay Tasting Notes Gleaming straw-green; a complex wine in mainstream Margaret River style, with a mix of white flesh stone fruit, grapefruit, fig and cashew; good balance and length. – by James Halliday Barrel fermented in French oak barriques, 40% new, and aged for 10 months, the 2008 Chardonnay gives toasty apple tart… Read More »
VDT – Castilla y Leon Grape 100% Mencia (old wines with an average age of 50 years) Tasting Notes Beautiful straw yellow colour. On the nose fruity, persistent and elegant aromas. -by Official Website . The 2008 Lagar de Robla Premium Mencia spent 18 months in American oak. It is the most complex of these… Read More »
Grape 100% Mencia Tasting Notes Ochreish red colour, strong and thin aromas, elegant and thin harmonious tannin, well-balanced with grape and mature fruit hints. -by Official Website The 2008 Flavium Premium Mencia spent 20 months in French and American oak. Opulent, rich, and lengthy, it has the balance to drink well for 6-8 years but… Read More »
Rasting Robert Parker 90 Tasting Notes Our wine stands out because of its marked fruity character which brings out all the qualities and characteristics of the Mencia variety. Its time in the barrel accentuates these qualities by providing subtlety, elegance and complexity. In mouth is silky, fruity, with persistence and great kindness. -by Official Website… Read More »
Tasting Notes Clean pale yellow color. Nose fruity, persistent and elegant aromas. Good backbone on the palate. -by Official Website . Alvarez de Toledo’s new releases include one white wine, the 2010 Godello. This unoaked beauty delivers a lovely perfume of baking spices, melon, peaches, and mineral. Round, spicy, and pleasure-bent, this smooth-textured, impeccably balanced… Read More »