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Wine Education Service - The New Spain
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Tasted February 21, 2011 by tendring with 401 views
Introduction
Presented by Vivienne Franks
Flight 1 (1 note)
White
2008 Martín Códax Albariño Rías Baixas
85 points
Delicately aromatic, fruity.
A hint of swetness, dry and quite acidic, very refreshing with an afterburn.
A hint of swetness, dry and quite acidic, very refreshing with an afterburn.
Flight 2 (1 note)
White
2009 Txomin Etxaniz Getariako Txakolina
86 points
Complex fruity nose.
Grapefruit and lemon, good acidity, creamy mid palate.
Grapefruit and lemon, good acidity, creamy mid palate.
Flight 3 (1 note)
White
2009 Telmo Rodríguez Godello Valdeorras Gaba do Xil
89 points
Delicate, aromatic, flowery, mineral, complex.
Sweet fruit attack, off dry, but a bitter, spicy, creamy mid palate, quite full.
Sweet fruit attack, off dry, but a bitter, spicy, creamy mid palate, quite full.
Flight 4 (1 note)
Red
2008 Viña Zorzal Graciano Navarra
86 points
Earthy, vegetal nose with underlying fruit.
Pretty dry, unbalanced, relauctant fruit, soft tannins, the fruit only comes in the mid palate.
Pretty dry, unbalanced, relauctant fruit, soft tannins, the fruit only comes in the mid palate.
Flight 5 (1 note)
Red
2008 Vega Murillo Toro
88 points
Meaty aromas with chocolate and spicy baked fruit.
Plums and custard, a quaffable wine, creamy, good balance, very long.
Plums and custard, a quaffable wine, creamy, good balance, very long.
Flight 6 (1 note)
Red
2008 Casa de la Ermita Jumilla
90 points
A tarry nose with a bit of fruit, complex.
Fruity attack, earthy, good balance, full, juicy mid palate, very long.
Fruity attack, earthy, good balance, full, juicy mid palate, very long.
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Flight 7 (1 note)
Red
2009 Bodegas Abanico Terra Alta Las Colinas del Ebro Syrah/Garnacha
88 points
A leather, meaty nose with dark fruit.
Chewy, fruity, spicy, soft tannins, good balance, creamy, full bodied, very long.
Chewy, fruity, spicy, soft tannins, good balance, creamy, full bodied, very long.
Flight 8 (1 note)
Red
2007 Acústic Celler Montsant Acústic
90 points
Perfumed, distinctive, light fruit.
Fruity, pine forest notes, very soft tannins, sweet feel.
Fruity, pine forest notes, very soft tannins, sweet feel.
Flight 9 (1 note)
Red
2005 Morlanda (Viticultors del Priorat) Priorat Vega Escal
93 points
Very fruity nose, black and red fruit.
Lots of sweet fruit in the attack, soft tannins, soft mid palate, drinking very well, great length.
Lots of sweet fruit in the attack, soft tannins, soft mid palate, drinking very well, great length.