Rosé wines are generally considered by many to be a rather wishy-washy compromise between white and red even though Spanish rosados were a favourite drink of that famous man, Ernest Hemingway. Far from being wishy-washy rosé wines can be as delicious and elegant as any red or white. They are also an excellent companion with many lunchtime meals such as salads and rice dishes. The making of rosado wines seems a mystery to many. In the first instance is made mainly from red grapes - like champagne! Nearly all types of red grapes are used although Garnacha is particulary suited to their fresh, fruity style. Rosé wines are very rarely put into oak barrels as they are designed to be drunk young, fresh and fruity.
Spanish Rosé wines are a well kept secret and it is worth finding one that you like - 100% garnachas are usually reliable - as they are deliciously drinkable by themselves or with food and make a pleasing change from red or white wines. Try them!
Spanish Rosé wines are a well kept secret and it is worth finding one that you like - 100% garnachas are usually reliable - as they are deliciously drinkable by themselves or with food and make a pleasing change from red or white wines. Try them!
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Calderona 2011Cigales DO. Ruby pink, clean and bright. Cherry, strawberry, raspberry with a floral touch of rose petal and violets. Fresh, sweet with fair acidity, strawberry candy, cotton candy, nice and long aftertaste. Serve between 6-8ºC.
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TUTANKAMON Amontillado The Wine Bang 37.5 clThe Amontillado Tutankamón is produced by Bodegas Delgado (Puente Genil, Córdoba) for The Wine Bang. It belongs to a series of four Amontillados with names of pharaohs and the category suits them like a glove: there are four huge, pharaonic Amontillados to meditate on. A wine to taste with the 5 senses. (22%) Serving temperature: 10/12ºC With Tutankamón we again have the presence of time in our cup. It has a timeless complexity and persistence. On the nose, the sweetness of the candied fruit with the varnish and the old wood combine to give way to the dried fruits and the jolt of salt that make it extraordinary. Deep mahogany colour. On the nose, iodine, toasted nuts, citrus peel, caramel, old wooden furniture Just medium dry. Complex layers of flavours. Toasted hazelnuts and walnuts Briny seawater, green olives Candied orange peel, lemon zest Burnt sugar, salted caramel, vanilla Cinnamon spice Very long finish Such beautiful balance between oxidative & biological aromas & flavours WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED |
Gran Feudo Chivite 2011Navarra DO. Grenache Noir. This high quality rosé has become a Spanish classic over the years. It’s dry, full-bodied but packed with plenty of crushed red berry fruit. This is summer wine personified, match up with barbecue chicken/fish or lamb kebabs.
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Viña Revenga 2010Cigales DO. Tempranillo (60%), Garnacha (30%), Claireta (5%) and Jerez (5%). Strawberry red colour. Fresh, clean and great intensity. Soft and clean in mouth, well structures and notable balance.
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Cune 2010Rioja DOCa. Tempranillo. Bright strawberry, purple on soft money. Elegant floral aromas of red fruits such as strawberries, raspberries and currants. Unctuous palate and balanced acidity. Fresh.
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Callejuela La Casilla Amontillado 50 mlMahogany color. High intensity nose with aromas of vanilla, some hydrocarbons, toasted caramel, and scrubland. Very concentrated mouth. Very salty and very long aftertaste.
A very powerful nose of alcoholic caramel and vanilla and maybe some marmalade, baked citrus in the background. On the palate there is pronounced salinity, real power and zing. For such a lightly coloured wine there is more astringency than expected too, then woodiness to it, including in the long finish – maybe notes of vanilla caramel but very very dry – almost dusty dry. Maybe a little on the woody/dusty side for my taste if anything. Big nose, concentration and dryness – a classy, grown up amontillado. PDO Jérez / Xerez /Sherry WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED |
Tombú 2011 Dominio dos TaresVT Castilla y León IGP. Unique rosé from Dominio Dos Tares. made with Prieto Picudo grapes. Explosive almost yeasty aromatics, but a deep and complex palate with great length and a unique deliciousness.
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Chivite 2006 Coleccion 125Navarra DO. Tempranillo, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. A totally different and unusual pink: fermented and aged in oak barrels. A blend of five varieties fermented and aged in oak and a long stay in the bottle that is surprising, for his coolness and his thin nose. It is a unique wine which is produced very few bottles. Tasting notes: • Vista Pinkish color. Vivid and bright. • Nose Red fruit aromas with notes of anise, and exotic flower withers (sandalwood and incense). • Mouth Fat and bulky, with good acidity and memories of cherries and nuts.
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Muga 2011Rioja DOCa. Garnacha, tempranillo and viura. Bronze-pink in hue. Delicate strawberry, mineral and blackcurrant feature on the nose. On the palate, it offers refreshment like weak strawberry and raspberry cordial (chilled of course). Some pink lady apple in there too. There’s just the faintest bit of tannin around the sides, playfully skipping around with minerality and cranberry acidity. It’s dry and pale, as most Rosé should be.
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Callejuela El Cerro Oloroso 50 mlAmber colour, intense nose with aromas of orange, spices and wood. Long and wide mouth.
El Cerro is the Oloroso in a series of four wines that was released by the small bodega Callejuela in 2015. The Blanco brothers started making wine in 1980 and they are bottling it under their name since 2015. With this series, they immediately attracted attention among sherry lovers. El Cerro is said to be just over 20 years of age. The grapes for this wine are coming from the owners’ own vineyards which surround the bodega and for the winemaking the owners are assisted by Ramiro Ibáñez. It is bottled en rama, with minimal filtering. In January 2016, El Mundo Vino – the wine chapter of Spanish newspaper El Mundo – selected its ‘wines of the year’ and awarded El Cerro in the category of sweet / sparkling / fortified wines. PDO Jérez / Xerez /Sherry WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED |
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