From the people who bring you the famous Federico Paternina Banda Azul here’s another really well made wine.
Soft tannic structure, full bodied, velvety and fruity.
We had it with a Chicken Pasta, equally at home with a Red Meat.
€12 on a half-case deal in O’Briens.
This is the House Wine that JD & I shared over a nice meal in Featherblade.
Big Forest fruits / Purple coloured fruity wine that went well with the Conversation, Burger and the Featherblade.
Adega de Penalva Indigenous wine is a blend of 40% Touriga Nacional, 30% Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo) and 30% Jaen (Mencía).
Nice solid Rioja – a blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 10% Graciano.
John and I both enjoyed this in Quatros – the first meal since March lockdown.
https://www.labascula.net/the-charge-rioja
A Super Valu ‘special selection’ exclusive. Full on red berries with a hint of Vanilla and a big oakey finish.
Oakey Tempranillo from Miguel Torres who produce consistently acceptable quality wines.
Not as big a Rioja bang as I’d expected. Apparently, this is their first Rioja – with Torres notes here.
So perhaps a little more to do to bring it up to Torres benchmark.
Good article from the Independent Wine Review on the 2010 vintage here
I fried this on top of the radiator to get it up to operating temperature for the Wilks who were coming for a Bridge Dinner.So the first taste was warm with an explosion of fruit which soon gave way to a smoother refined dry taste. As the label says, it was as unique as the night sky in Ribera del Duoro. I’m a fan of Torres wines on both sides of the Atlantic but sometimes the hyperbole of the language used stretches the vine a bit.
€16.99 in O’Briens from €20.99
Continuing the Spanish Red theme, this went with the cheese.
Aged for 24 months in Oak barrels and a further 36 months in the bottle this is mellow yet full bodied.
Typical Rioja, 100% Tempranillo from the Cenicero Vineyards.
Superior to the Gran Sangre de Toro we tasted at the same meal.
A Christmas Corporate Gift. The Bodegas Riojanas S.A. Group is a publically quoted group with Spanish and Portugese interests.
The original of the species. A well crafted almost beautifully austere table wine. We have lamented in days past when they changed from the Carafe to the Claret bottle but it hasn’t changed the reliability of this family favourite. Tempranillo, … Continue reading
A family favourite. Tempranillo mainly. Distinctive. We actually prefer the simplicity of the standard Campo table wine as it’s nothing pretentious, though the Reserva – aged for 12 months longer in Oak – is always welcome. We presented this to the Geraghty’s: Erin, Simon, Stella & Leslie when they came to Dinner accompanied by Amy & Ross. We also enjoyed the Domaine Duffour Cotes de Gascogne 2012.
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