{"id":10326,"date":"2024-02-24T06:48:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T17:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=10326"},"modified":"2024-02-24T06:48:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T17:48:22","slug":"to-spain-for-the-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=10326","title":{"rendered":"To Spain (for the evening)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10326\" class=\"elementor elementor-10326\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a605ff5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a605ff5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a590d9b\" data-id=\"a590d9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec20503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec20503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A fair, warm summer evening seemed a fitting time to take a stroll into town and indulge in some of Spain\u2019s finer wines. Now, regulars may remember that Spain is not a country that is well-represented in my wine cellar\u2026 so my contributions are limited compared to a few of the lauded bottles to be opened tonight. I was never a fan of the \u2018Gran Reserva\u2019 style Riojas &#8211; particularly in the end of the last century when I lived in Europe. When I relocated to New Zealand, I kind of left the world of Spanish wine<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>(sherry excepted) behind. I\u2019ve kept my hand in with French and Italian vino, but with so much \u2018new world\u2019 wine on offer in my new home, I didn\u2019t keep the cellar stocked with bottles that, to my mind, I didn\u2019t really rate anyway?<\/p><p>There have been some eye-opening evenings in the last couple of years, that have caused me to re-assess this position. This tasting of Tempranillo last year for example &gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=7921\">www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=7921<\/a> was excellent, featuring some of the \u2018modern\u2019 style of Spanish reds that I do enjoy. The <b>Aalto PS<\/b> was a revelation. I\u2019m keen on other styles that I\u2019ve been tasting from Spain in the last few months &#8211; things from producers like <b>Alfredo Maestro<\/b> in Ribera del Duero, who makes \u2018natural\u2019 wines quite far removed from the traditionalists. Or, I brought along a bottle of <b>El Escoces Volante Dos Dedos de Frente 2010<\/b> &#8211; a Syrah made by a Scottish MW in Catalayud.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98329b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98329b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eabc19e\" data-id=\"eabc19e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbca712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbca712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dos-Dedos-2010-1024x650.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10332\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dos-Dedos-2010-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dos-Dedos-2010-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dos-Dedos-2010-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dos-Dedos-2010-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dos-Dedos-2010.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f8e634 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f8e634\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41b7d9b\" data-id=\"41b7d9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b330564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b330564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I won\u2019t go through all of the wines that were tasted tonight, but it is worth commenting that with a night of Spanish wines, you do get the opportunity to have a range of styles. The first thing that crosses my mind when I think of Spain, is <b>sherry<\/b>. So, you could easily begin your journey with a dry sherry &#8211; tonight was a <b>Tio Pepe Fino En Rama Gonzalez Byass<\/b>. That bone dry, zesty, saline and prickly style is such a good appetite stimulant, and goes with entr\u00e9es very well &#8211; we had squid, duck rillette and pork pat\u00e9. In the wine bar I manage, I offer a small \u2018sherry platter\u2019 of salted nuts, olives and salami for customers who order a glass of sherry. To me, sherry is THE wine of Spain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-794bddd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"794bddd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cb8317\" data-id=\"8cb8317\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42483e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c42483e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tio-Pepe-En-Rama-1024x647.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10336\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tio-Pepe-En-Rama-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tio-Pepe-En-Rama-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tio-Pepe-En-Rama-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tio-Pepe-En-Rama-1536x971.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tio-Pepe-En-Rama.jpg 1596w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61d1292 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61d1292\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38c1d67\" data-id=\"38c1d67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4c0a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b4c0a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you scratch beneath the surface of many wine regions, you\u2019ll often find wines that are superb, but outside the norm of what that region is best-known for. White wines from Bordeaux are one example of excellent drinking, that many people don\u2019t recognise or try. Here, we have two whites from Spain &#8211; a white Rioja &#8211; <b>Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva Blanc 2001<\/b>, and a <b>Torres Fransola Sauvignon Blanc 2002<\/b>. To be fair, I\u2019m told that the Gran Reserva is \u2018hundreds of dollars\u2019 worth of wine &#8211; so maybe it\u2019s no surprise that many (me included) haven\u2019t discovered this! Both of these whites were sensational. The Sauvignon had an interesting tickle of \u2018cheese rind\u2019 flavour to it &#8211; again, slightly saline and juicy The Gran Reserva was richer and more generous &#8211; akin to a great Rhone white (another super style of wine) with a texture that coated the mouth. Made of Viura and 10% Malvas\u00eda, it isn\u2019t a wine you\u2019ll find every day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9093ac0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9093ac0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ce05c8\" data-id=\"3ce05c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae5be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eae5be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My Syrah was followed by a couple of Riojas &#8211; <b>Cune Rioja Reserva 2004<\/b> and a <b>Sierra Cantabria Gran Reserva\u00a0Rioja 2005<\/b>. At that Tempranillo tasting, the same vintage of Sierra Cantabria was brought along, and I recall quite enjoying it &#8211; compared to many Gran Reserva I\u2019ve had. But tonight this was a less-pleasurable bottle. It seems disjointed and unbalanced &#8211; quite woody. The Cune was excellent, very fresh and spicy, filled with cassis, plum and redcurrant flavours. I enjoyed a glass of my Catalayud Syrah too &#8211; quite bright and crunchy, with good varietal flavours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb8dfc3\" data-id=\"bb8dfc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da72f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6da72f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"992\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cune-Imperial-Reserva-Rioja-759x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10331\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cune-Imperial-Reserva-Rioja-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cune-Imperial-Reserva-Rioja-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cune-Imperial-Reserva-Rioja-768x1036.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cune-Imperial-Reserva-Rioja.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f3cdba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f3cdba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0111a90\" data-id=\"0111a90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c112a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15c112a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The other two reds were a <b>Vinedos de Paganos El Puntido Rioja 2003<\/b> and a <b>Artadi Pagos Viejos 2001<\/b>. The El Puntido presents as quite modern &#8211; with a funky black label, and was filled with those classic ripe Tempranillo flavours, but fruit-forward and had a lightness across the palate. The last wine was more concentrated and powerful. At over twenty years old, this was however still climbing towards its peak &#8211; still primal and intense. Comments around the table suggested that this could last sixty years!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b59173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b59173\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dc67a6\" data-id=\"0dc67a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf8725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bf8725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/El-Puntido-2003-Rioja-1024x657.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/El-Puntido-2003-Rioja-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/El-Puntido-2003-Rioja-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/El-Puntido-2003-Rioja-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/El-Puntido-2003-Rioja-1536x985.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/El-Puntido-2003-Rioja.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da1c567\" data-id=\"da1c567\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5c099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb5c099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pagos-Viejas-2001-1024x663.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10329\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pagos-Viejas-2001-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pagos-Viejas-2001-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pagos-Viejas-2001-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pagos-Viejas-2001-1536x995.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pagos-Viejas-2001.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d8657a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d8657a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed4c928\" data-id=\"ed4c928\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a1500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2a1500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To accompany dessert, there was another rare find &#8211; a <b>Telmo Rodriguez MR Mountain wine Moscatel\u00a02006<\/b> is from the Malaga region. An area I know, as I had an Uncle who had a property in Malaga (when I lived in Europe), and I\u2019ve loved the \u201cMalaga\u201d fortified wines that are like a cross between sherry and port. Honey, white balsamic, fig and melon. A great match to a creme brul\u00e9e to finish the evening.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fair, warm summer evening seemed a fitting time to take a stroll into town and indulge in some of Spain\u2019s finer wines. 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