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Mittleres Gewicht am Gaumen, noch leicht adstringierend, aber mit enormer Hitze im Finish – die 14,5% merkt man sofort – soll diese über eine eher mittelmäßige Länge hinwegtäuschen? Read the rest of this entry »

After many weeks we finally gathered again for a genuine blind tasting round. This means that we agreed on a topic – Spanish Reds from the nineties on – and then covered the labels. The big guessing fun game could begin.

Our first wine was at the same time the oldest of five bottles. We all guessed that. In fact it had a rather light red colour with a slight brown hue at the edges. The 1995 Medina Del Campo from Valcruzal was at best medium bodied. Its taste was Read the rest of this entry »

“… Nice dark colour with shiny crimson reflections. A sweet nose of sour cherries and raspberries with vanilla-oak tones hits your nose. On the palate then silky texture with a little grip of tannins still, but already quite evolved and easily drinkable. Mouth appears instantly sweet – too sweet for my taste – with marmalade-like impression of cooked sour cherries, very intense fruit. Of course 14,5% alcohol amplify the sweet madness and the acidity is too few to counterbalance it effectively. At least a few hints of liquorice are hidden behind that sweet wall (I somehow find liquorice in many wines these days). The length is satisfying but comes with some slight bitter notes which don’t really fit into the marmalade scheme. Read the rest of this entry »

Again we met in a small round for verifying what age has done to some old Spanish reds. We had a small but fine selection of reds: a Rioja from 1981 and one from 1982 -both vintages were supposed to be the best in Rioja from 1975 to 2001, further a Rioja from 1975 which was an average vintage and as a contrast a 1994 Ribera Del Duero, which was a fine year there.

But first we refreshed ourselves with a 2005 Schloss Johannisberg Erstes Gewächs, or Silberlack as they traditionally name it. A Riesling with light straw yellow color, a rather light peach nose with Read the rest of this entry »

El Bulli has what one would call a “serious” wine list, which means that it isn’t only a long list but also very diversified one. From French Champagne to German dessert wines, everything that could possibly fulfill a wine-drinker’s dream is there. For us though, it was clear that we were solely going for Spanish wine specialties. How could one visit a restaurant in Spain, and then opt for, let’s say, French wines?

And since the wine-list was too long and my knowledge of Spanish wines far too limited, we gave the young sommelier with the “El BulliVi” badge on the jacket a wildcard. Our only whish was to have a dry Sherry as a starter and a sweet Sherry at the end (Yes, don’t think I didn’t know anything about Spanish wine seither! )

So we started with a glass of Manzanilla Read the rest of this entry »

Finally we have the warmest April ever here in Germany; And it feels good to sit on the balcony in the evening when it’s still warm and the sun sets while steaks are getting ready on the grill. Eventually a desire for a nice bottle of wine comes up and one is magically driven to hurry in the cellar and pick one. That evening, one of 2 bottles of Read the rest of this entry »