Wednesday, April 30, 2014

appellations tasting spanish

2011 Quinta Apolonia Belondrade 100% Verdejo vanilla nose, a little tropical front on the front with a mineral wet stone finish.. quite viscous

2011 Belondrade 100 % verdejo oak sur lie aged for creamy quality.. lots of aciditty for a highly oaked wine. rounder finish from that. very expensive for a spanish white.. would be arrcound $44 a bottle

2010 Cesar Principe 13 Cantaros (pitchers) 100% tempranillo cedar box nose, dark purple in color, very tannic with a light green finish

2009 Almaroja Pirita Arribes Castilla Y Leon Spain.. made from juan garcia and other indigenous or heirloom grapes of the region.. unusual blend and unusual aromas.. my first thought was a corked bottle but i was assured that was how it smelled.. a little earthy and tannic and very rustic

1 comment:

Barleywhiner said...

Mmmmm, cork. That does not sound good!

I've always wondered, are these just previews or things that will actually be available in your store?