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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2013 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.2 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 39 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by moods on 8/1/2013 & rated 87 points: Fresh crisp mineral driven white. Ideal for summer. Worked particularly well with grilled lemon and oregano chicken. (3934 views) | | | Tasted by George Lopez on 6/2/2013 & rated 89 points: Great summer food wine. Paired with grilled chicken and vegetables. This wine is a food wine. By itself, it's an underwhelming Sauvignon Blanc. However, when paried with food, and in this case spicy food, the minerality makes it work like a Riesling, except sweeter. I appreciated the sweetness given that the chicken I was having was spicy. And so will you. (3957 views) | | | Tasted by garambler on 5/10/2013 & rated 90 points: We had this with seafood tapas at a friends house on 5/10/13. It had a fresh, intense and inviting bouquet of pear, apple, citrus, mineral and spice aromas. The palate was rich, fresh and dry with flavors of pear, apple, lime, chalky minerals and spice. (3976 views) | | | Tasted by kevjenw on 5/3/2013 & rated 88 points: Nice light to medium bodied white wine that is good with or without food. Some citrus fruit and minerality with the "wet stone" finish. Buy again: Yes (4002 views) | | | Tasted by dynowine on 3/24/2013 & rated 89 points: Well balanced and decent flavor and lower acid than I expected. Tasted from a preservation machine at 57 deg F. Round gentle aroma of cooling sea mineral, old tea leaves and flowers in the nose; chewy mineral and old dried leaves, fruit (ctirus), and some spice mid-palate; finishes with a not-strong baked citrus (lemon and mandarin) flavor. (4362 views) | | | Tasted by jeward on 2/5/2013 & rated 87 points: Citrus and minerals (836 views) | | | Tasted by bigskymind on 12/12/2012 & rated 90 points: A touch leesy...bright...crisp acidity, nice minerality...medium finish...lingering leesy note... (1040 views) | | | Tasted by Dillon on 12/2/2012 & rated 91 points: Pop and pour. Medium nose, medium plus body. Clean finish. Light notes of cream. However, with an interesting wet stone and white pepper component. Wine evolved from a quince, ripe apple and melon toward more of a green apple influence. However, the finish is wet stone with a touch of bitterness on the sides of the tongue which add to the structural complexity and clean finish. (1299 views) | | | Tasted by Motz on 11/14/2012 & rated 89 points: Very pleasant quaffer. Smells and tastes like a hot climate Sauvignon Blanc. An abundance of citrus notes, particularly grapefruit. Fruity, with noticable Old World terroir. Robust, almost flamboyant and easy drinking. (1037 views) | | | Tasted by baseballvino on 8/14/2012 & rated 87 points: Favorite of the wife. Lemon/Lime solid fruit core. Bright and delicious. (1448 views) | | | Tasted by vin0vin0 on 8/13/2012 & rated 86 points: Nice and light with some minerality, citrus and lemon zest akin to a Napa sauvignon blanc. (1413 views) | | | Tasted by DanSm on 8/6/2012 & rated 85 points: Slightly sweet, hint of grapefruit. (1179 views) | | | Tasted by Doblk on 7/21/2012 & rated 87 points: Good afternoon on the deck wine. Clean, minerally, some citrus. Nice feel on midpalate and finish. (1163 views) | | | Tasted by trucrime on 7/8/2012: Dry crisp, nice mineral mid palate. Good seafood wine. Tasted at K&L S=Wines of Spain 6/28/12 (1238 views) | | | Tasted by BadOyster on 4/29/2012 & rated 86 points: petrol and acid and alcohol - and some very tart sour granny smith apple. but where's the rest of the fruit? where's the balance? definitely a step down from 2009. (1438 views) | | | Tasted by DianeR on 3/12/2012 & rated 86 points: Good QPR wine, but not my favorite. Pale yellow in color, with some slate, mineral, lemon, and grapefruit notes. Not bad, and I would try it again, but it needs food to balance some of the competing flavors in the wine. Would also recommend with light appetizers like grilled scallops. (1366 views) | | | Tasted by Epic Tale on 3/2/2012 & rated 87 points: color: pale yellow; nose: faint grass; taste: light mouth feel, flinty taste, short mineral finish; overall: tasty and polished, but a little taciturn -- probably would pair w/oysters or light appetizers (1368 views) | | | Tasted by CabralesUSA on 2/25/2012 & rated 85 points: Light gold color, green apples. Good acidity, nice crisp and great QPR. (1339 views) | | | Tasted by wino_tim on 1/5/2012 & rated 88 points: Delicious stuff, this is crisp and complex with straw, apple, lemon and creamy Meyer lemon flavors that are complicated by pepper notes on the palate. (1742 views) | | | Tasted by vanpe003 on 10/28/2011 & rated 91 points: Garigiste Test Drive - Fall 2011 (With Winex and WB add-ons): Pop/pour. If I were to sniff this blind, I'd probably peg it as a fruit-rich Sauv Blanc with just a touch of the normal grass. Apples on the nose. On the palate, a rich fruit nicely married against a stony minerality. Long on the finish. A steal at $10/btl, this case will not last long in our house. (2759 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Bodegas y Vinedos Shaya Producer websiteVerdejoVerdejo thrives in Northwestern Castile continental climate and gravel soils. The grape gives aromatic wines, often soft with body.
Wines take on a slightly yellowish color, with a youthful, greenish hue. A crisp and fresh white variety with grassy notes, a touch of fruit and excellent level of acidity. The extract, a key factor when assessing the personality of great white wines, is perceived through its volume and its characteristic bitter touch, which leaves a glint of originality in the mouth, accompanied by a rich fruity expression. These wines are harmonious, and their aftertaste invites to go on drinking.Old Vines Old Vine/Vieilles Vignes (Wikipedia)Spain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.Castilla y León Castilla y León Wine (Turismo Castilla y León ) |
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