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| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2015 (based on 7 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 84.7 pts. and median of 84 pts. in 18 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ohne_musik on 11/2/2017 & rated 82 points: Tastes a bit spoofy - a bit of cheap oak, poorly integrated acid, and a simple yellow raisin and green apple flavor. Still, it's got some energy and isn't offensive. you can do a lot worse for $9. (736 views) | | | Tasted by wineaficionado on 4/15/2016 & rated 84 points: Still fresh but to drink now. It is gradually becoming tired. Aroma of lime blossom. (1092 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 5/26/2015 & rated 85 points: Youthful greenish color. Very lush, ripe and sweet nose with primary, fruity aromas of peach, some banana and a hint of pear and pear drops. The sweet nose leads to expect similar kind of flavors, but the palate is surprisingly light, dry, crisp and with good acid zip. Intense flavors of fresh citrus fruits, acid-driven lemon, some grassy notes, hints of ripe tropical fruits and rather pronounced bitterness. Crisp, refreshing finish with high acidity and flavors of lemony citrus fruits, ripe green apple, grass and some apple peel bitterness.
The wine is not anything unique or of big character, but it is a balanced high-quality Verdejo with typical grassy and bitter flavors combined with high acidity. The nose is still very primary, but I can see it settling down to something more typical of the variety with some age. Good, crisp stuff and worth its at 5,80€ for a half bottle. (933 views) | | | Tasted by mschede on 12/28/2014 & rated 84 points: Verdejo e Viura. 12,5% abv. Rolha. Amarelo pálido. Nariz adocicado, que remete a compota de pêssegos e de abacaxis. Na boca é bastante leve, com acidez medíocre, um pouco insosso. Beba o mais cedo possível! (1357 views) | | | Tasted by cono_sur on 11/8/2014 & rated 88 points: Screw cap. 100% Verdejo. Medium-high aromatics showing lovely floral, herbal nose, with a backdrop of earth, and hints of guava and banana. Very complex nose. Palate is medium+ bodied with herbal, white grapefruit, passion fruit and hints of tropical fruit. Fresh acids are nicely balanced, while the dry finish is very good. Excellent value! Score: 88+ pts (1153 views) | | | Tasted by walkerjfw on 7/9/2014 & rated 89 points: At the winery in Elciego, tour and tasting. Really spectacular setting...
First experience with this wine. Straw color, clear and bright. Lemon grass, citrus on the nose, youthful as expected. Palate of citrus, green apples, orange zest, mango. Medium body and finish.
This is a bright and enjoyable wine, great for Summer parties, aperitif or with salads...drink now, not made to last more than a couple years (1600 views) | | | Tasted by DK Amateur on 4/22/2014: Touring Northern Spain; 4/17/2014-4/26/2014: (At the bodega in Elciego) Fresh, light, crisp and delicious, with elderflower, green leaves and a bit of tropical fruit. (2507 views) | | | Tasted by Man in Black on 3/31/2014: The wine is clear and bright with a pale lemon-green colour and presence of legs. The nose is clean and youthful, showing pronounced intensity aromas of mango, banana, fermenting dough, orange blossom and green apples. The wine is dry in the mouth with a medium+ acidity. It has low soft tannins and a medium+ alcohol. It has a medium body and medium+ intensity flavours of mango, banana, orange blossom and green apples. Medium+ somewhat bitter finish.
It is a very good quality wine with a good fruit concentration and finish, it is a fresh and easy to drink wine that, however, lacks complexity. Drink now, not suitable for ageing, the wine will lose its attractive primary aromas and become reduced soon. (1656 views) | | | Tasted by Henman on 2/8/2014 & rated 88 points: In Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria. Vibrant nose of banana and gooseberries. Full bodied and dry on the palate, showing lush tropical fruit and gooseberries with good acidic structure. Very nice indeed. (2008 views) |
| Marqués de Riscal 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.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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