Composed of 77% of the Samsó varietal, about which my research could discover nothing. Clear, deep garnet. Medium-intensity nose of blackberries and blueberries with some prune and tobacco aromas. Medium-bodied with plum and cherry fruit, hearty with decent tannins and acidity but not very complex. Drink up.
Clear, deep, browning garnet. Fairly robust nose of dates, figs, mint, tea and green bell pepper. Medium-bodied with black cherry fruit and lots of acidity. Drink yesterday.
A highly aromatic and well-aged Rioja that shows mature dark fruits, wood spices, juicy plums and sandalwood. It’s smooth and caressing on the palate and reveals black currants, plums, cassis, liquorice and spice with lively acidity to keep it fresh through the finish. Good value here.
Deep amber colour; nutty, dried fig nose; full-bodied, dry, rich, spicy fig and nut flavours; good intensity on the palate and great length, Amazing value for the price.
Pungent citrus, chamomile and nutty notes with a slightly bracing edge, enticing, finishing dry, intense, salty and saliva inducing. Go with the typical matches of Iberico ham, Marcona almonds, olives, Manchego cheese and the like, but also try with sashimi.
Liquorice from the llicorella soils of steep Priorato imbues this deep, rich Salmos, firmly gripped and framed by stones. Fermented in stainless, aged 14 months in French wood. This is not about fruit; sure, there's crushed wild cassis, wilder blackberries, black plum and blueberries that base this Cariñena/Garnacha/Syrah but this wine is much more about decomposed stones, slate and quartzite than black fruits. Balanced, finessed and strikingly ripe before a tightening shrink on the finish, this is best enjoyed now with wild lamb, boar or truffle risotto.
Tasted again, 1 year along, and this impresses as before. Finessed and fine grained, this quietly confident Tempranillo /Syrah comes from sustainably farmed steep slopes in Ribera del Guadiana DO, in the Extremadura region near Spain's Mediterranean coast. After a native ferment this spends 1 year in 500 L French oak prior to 1 year in bottle, with little intervention and low sulphur throughout. Worn leather, cured meats, salted cherry, plum, green tobacco, smoke and burnished salts are carried with a narrow stream of acidity, framed with finely worn tannins to a lingering, gentle finish. Savoury, striking, this is drinking well now.