Gutierrez, Colosia Oloroso Sherry, Andalusia, Spain
Tasting Note: A good-value, oloroso sherry with medium-intensity rancio flavors that pair well with the start or end of a meal.[Read more]
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Valdespino Don Gonzalo 20 Years VOS Oloroso Sherry – Among the Best of Oloroso’s Made Anywhere
Valdespino, Don Gonzalo, 20 Years VOS Oloroso Sherry, Andalusia, Spain
Tasting Note: This 20-year old sherry abounds with midpalate complexity, depth and oloroso-goodness squared.[Read more]
Gutierrez Colosia Sangre Y Trabajadero Oloroso Sherry – A Lighter-Styled Oloroso Sherry
Gutierrez Colosia, Sangre Y Trabajadero, Oloroso Sherry, Andalusia, Spain
Tasting Note: A slightly-lighter-styled oloroso sherry with developed aromatics and flavors.[Read more]
Ameztoi Rubentis Rosado 2016 – A Bright, Delightful Rosé
Ameztoi Rubentis, Rosado 2016, Getariako Txakolina, Spain
Tasting Note: A delightful rosé from Spain with a unique brand identity that invokes the Middle East.[Read more]
Bodegas Los Frailes Monastrell – Garnacha 2013 – A Substantial Red Blend
Bodegas Los Frailes, Monastrell – Garnacha 2013, Spain
Tasting Note: Monastrell blends are increasingly being produced in Spain, and this wine shows the grape’s flexibility to pair well with Grenache which makes up 30% of the blend.[Read more]
Felix Solis El Sancho Escudero Red Wine – There is Better Wine for this Price Point
Felix Solis, El Sancho Escudero, Red Wine, Spain
Tasting Note: Weekday or end-of-the month budget wine.[Read more]
Bodegas Volver Tarima Monastrell 2015 – Solidly Delivers
Bodegas Volver, Tarima Monastrell 2015, Alicante, Spain
Tasting Note: A standard Monastrell that solidly delivers the grape.[Read more]
Bodegas Peique Ramon Valle Mencia 2012 – A Blending Grape Stands Alone
Bodegas Peique, Ramon Valle Mencia 2012, Bierzo, Spain
Tasting Note: You probably have no preconceptions about the Bierzo region of Spain.[Read more]
Familia Castaño Monastrell 2014 – A Good Consumer-Leaning Price-to-Value Ratio
Familia Castaño, Monastrell 2014, Yecla, Spain
Tasting Note: This wine is from the Yecla region of Spain which is well-known for monastrell or mourvédre as it’s known elsewhere.[Read more]
Bodegas Ego Goru Verde 2013 – A Full-Throttle Monastrell
Bodegas Ego, Goru Verde 2013, Jumilla, Spain
Tasting Note: Monastrell (aka mourvedre) shines brightly in Spain where high temperatures are necessary to fully ripen the grape.[Read more]
