Altos de la Finca 2009

Type: Red wine

Winery: Finca Constancia (González Byass)

V.T.: Tierra de Castilla

Country: Spain

Varieties: Petit Verdot (60%) and Syrah (40%)

Features

Grapes from vineyards located in the heights of Finca Constancia. Malolactic fermentation inside new French oak casks of superfin grain and medium toasting. 18 months in contact with its lees.

Alc./vol.: 14,5%

Tasting
View: Deep cherry red colour with high slayer. Deeply colored crying.
Nose: Aromas marked with red fruits.
Mouth: Good structure, rich and meaty on palate. Long and silky.

Sofros 2009

Type: Red wine
Winery: Bodegueros Quinta Esencia
D.O.: Toro
Country: Spain
Variety: Tinta de Toro

Features

This wine is elaborated from native grapes -tinta de Toro-, from an old vineyard (82 years) located in the village of Morales de Toro (Zamora), with a soil made up by sandstone, clay and limestone sediments, with a great profusion of rolling stones. The vineyard is 705 m height. Its type of conduction is made by the Govelet system. Continental climate with Atlantic influences. With maximum and minimum, very pronounced temperatures and very marked thermical day-night contrasts.

12-14 months inside new French oak cask.

93 points in Parker's List 2011.

Al./vol.: 15,5%

Tasting
View: Red-cherry colour with a medium-high intensity.

Nose: Fine and smooth within the contribution of the wood, cedar, vanilla, roasted aromas... which are going to open in the extent the wine becomes oxygenated.

Mouth: Round and ripe tannins, elegant and long finish.

20 years without Petrovic

Tribute to the genius from Sibenik because of the anniversary of his death.

Chivite 2008 Finca de Villatuerta

Type: Red wine

Winery: Chivite

D.O.: Navarra

Country: Spain

Varieties: Tempranillo and merlot

Features

Chivite family owns a property of 180 Ha in the village of Villatuerta, located on the slopes of Alto de Musquidia; pool Tertiary soils of chalky origin with moderate contents of clay and silt.

This wine is made from an exclusive selection of Tempranillo graves from four plots totalling 44 Ha. and Merlot from a plot of 22 Ha. within the property, turned toward southwest. After a careful winemaking, the malolactic fermentation is made inside French oak barrels (12 months), and two rackings, this wine is obtained.

Alc./vol.: 13.5%

Tasting

View: Deep ruby, young colour.

Nose: Red fruits and blueberries aromas. Spicy hints. Good wood, cedar and blond tobacco.

Mouth: Persistent and very pleasant finish.

Montesierra Crianza 2007

Type: Red wine

Winery: Bodegas Pirineos

D.O.: Somontano

Country: Spain

Varieties: Tempranillo, Moristel and Cabernet Sauvignon

Features

Bodega Pirineos' vineyard makes up an assortment of little plots locating in the just core of Somontano area. It is the most ancient from D.O. Somontano, where native varieties (macabeo, moristel, parraleta) of centenary grapevines are preserved. They take up 1.050 Ha, mainly belonging to 220 winegrowers from Sobrarbe Somontano Regional Cooperative. Vineyard, 90% dry land, benefits from brown limestone grounds with scant fertility, good permeability with soft materials, which allow the infiltration of the vine roots, suitable limestone level and fit sanitary conditions. With a height swinging among 350-650m., the Atlantic character climate typical in this area provides quality and balance to wines.

It is aging for 12 months inside French oak cask.

Alc./vol.: 13,5%

Serving temperature: 18 ºC

Tasting

View: Red cherry colour with rubi hints, well covered.

Nose: Intense aromas from oak aging although red fruits, blackberry and redcurrant prevail and vanilla, leather and spicies as green pepper.

Mouth: Velvety, spirited and great fineness. Aftertaste is prolonged and fruitty.

Martúe 2008

Type: Red wine

Winery: Bodegas Martúe La Guardia

D.O.: Pago Campo de La Guardia

Country: Spain

Varieties: Tempranillo (40%), Cabernet Sauvignon (23%), Merlot (26%), Petit Verdot (6%), Syrah (5%)

Features

Winery finally was built in 2002 and 2009 it got the Pago Campo de La Guardia qualification. A Pago's wine is the highest qualification that the Spanish legislation considers in the winegrowing matter, even above the D.O. The Pago concept when it is applied to the wine refers a vineyard located on a special settlement, with singular soils and a privileged weather which impresses to the wine its unique qualities. In Spain only nine winerys have this honour.

Fermentation is traditional, with daily overpumpings. After, it has 20 days of maceration into the depots with the skins. Wine is fermented separately in a controlled temperature with long macerations and stays nine months inside the American (20%) and French (80%) oak casks.

Alc./vol.: 14.5%

Serving temperature: 15-17ºC

Tasting

View: Cherry-red colour.

Nose: Clean and complex aroma. Red fruits and flowers stand out. Memories of spices and aromas of quality wood.

Mouth: Fresh, kind, dominating the fruit but with structure, long aftertaste and tasty.

Grego 2009

Type: Red wine

Winery: Vinos Jeromín

D.O.: Wines from Madrid

Country: Spain

Variety: Garnacha

Features

Quality of this wine begins in the own plantations, being taken care greatly. Since early August, grape samplings begin in the same plots, according to make a ripening and quality following which decides the optimum point of ripening and its harvest date. Harvest is handmade during the coldest hours of the day and with boxes 20kg weight, in order to respect greatly the grape quality. Fermentation is made into 10,000l depots within a controlled temperature (22-29ºC). Fermentation and maceration last 26 days with two daily overpumpings. The most modern technology and high quality wine products are used for the fermentation of these grapes, supporting always on the innovations of this wine growing sector. Once alcoholic fermentation is over, the wine begins the malolactic fermentation, very important for quality red wines. 12 months inside French and American oak cask.

Alc./vol.: 14,5%

Serving temperature: 14-16 ºC

Tasting

View: Deep red cherry colour with violet trims.

Nose: Very fine and intense aromas with a great complexity, red fruits, wood.

Mouth: Meaty and tasty, with a long aftertaste.

Portillejo 2009

Type: Red wine

Winery: Viñedos Mejorantes

D.O.: La Mancha

Country: Spain

Variety: Merlot

Features

It is a product of a project developed by a group of vine growers from La Mancha, which late 80's undertook the restructuring of their vineyards with foreign varieties, hence its name, this winery was born 1994 located un Toledo province. With the aim to elaborate quality wines about the basis of the vineyards selection, it is distinguised itself especially about its single varietal wines from foreign varieties, somewhat unusual in the area.

Alc./vol.: 14,5%
Serving temperature: 15-16ºC

Tasting

View: Dark deep red color, some evolved trims. Medium-high layer.

Nose: Very fragant. Medium-high intensity. Prune, dry flowers, with cacao flakes and some grain aromas as a result of the cask.

Mouth: Powerful path, structured, balsamic, medium height, very fruity, a little mineral and high alcoholic content, very complex.

Cape Spring 2010

Type: Red wine
Winery: Les Grands Chais
D.O.: Western Cape
Country: South Africa

Variety: Pinotage

Features

The wines of the Western Cape range from sturdy Rhone-style red wines to aromatic Sauvignon Blancs in vineyards cooled by breezes off the Atlantic. In this case, a fragrant subtle elegant wine, with cherryish, spicy flavours and that familiar bitter sweet flavour one associates with Pinotage.

Alc./vol.: 12,5%
Serving temperature: 14-16 ºC

Tasting
View: Garnet coloured wine. Medium layer.
Nose: Intense ripe bramble and black cherry fruits.

Mouth: Dry with firm but mellowing tannins and huge, yet elegant, structure. With a fine palate of mulberry & loganberry fruits and hints of coffee and cloves in the background. Stylish wine with a savoury twist on the finish.

Imperial Reserva 2004

Type: Red wine

Winery: Cune

D.O.: Rioja

Country: Spain

Variety: Tempranillo (85%), Graciano (10%) and Mazuelo (5%)

Features

A selection of the best grapes from our Rioja Alta vineyards aronund the village of Villalba were hand harvested into small 30 kg boxes. Prior to starting the alcoholic fermentation, the whole bunches of grapes were coolled down and kept at a low temperature for some hours in order to better control the fermentation without using any additives and to achieve the optimum extraction. The fermentation took place in a combination of oak vats and stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures. The wine was then aged in both American and French new oak casks for two years before being bottled followed by another two years in bottle prior to its release to the market.

Alc./vol.: 13,5%

Serving temperature: 18-19 ºC

Tasting

View: Stylish, bright ruby red and very intense in colour.

Nose: Highly aromatic on the nose with hints of red and black autumn fruit aromas along with some toasted and spicy notes of sweet Bourbon character.

Mouth: Full and meaty in the palate with great depthand a fine, long, velvety and complex ending.