{"id":1801,"date":"2014-09-19T10:01:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T10:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/?p=1801"},"modified":"2014-09-19T10:12:21","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T10:12:21","slug":"las-rotes-denia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/las-rotes-denia\/","title":{"rendered":"17th April 2014 &#8211; Marriott Hotel- Denia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){\n  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),\n  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)\n  })(window,document,'script','\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga');\n\n  ga('create', 'UA-44976172-1', 'costablancawinesociety.com');\n  ga('send', 'pageview');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1456\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4624.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1456\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1456\" alt=\"President Gordon Sellars introducing the speaker Sue Crowe\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4624-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4624-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4624-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4624-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4624.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Gordon Sellars introducing the speaker Sue Crowe<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Despite its proximity to the Easter weekend, 71 members and guests gathered at the Marriott hotel to listen to Sue Crowe from Casa del Vino in J\u00e1vea introduce five wines from the bodega Solar de Urbezo in the DO of Cari\u00f1ena.\u00a0\u00a0 All the wines tasted can be purchased at Casa del Vino, who give Society members a 5% discount.\u00a0\u00a0 The average score awarded by members for each wine are shown in red.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The first wine tasted was Urbezo Chardonnay 2013, a young white wine with a pale yellow straw colour with green tones.\u00a0\u00a0 It has a taste of citrus fruits, with an elegant structure and a distinctive finish.\u00a0\u00a0 With an Alcohol by Volume (ABV) of 13.5% it can be bought for 6.79\u20ac, gets 89 points in the Gu\u00eda Pe\u00f1\u00edn and is rated as very good value for money.\u00a0\u00a0 Member\u2019s average score for the wine was <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">83.6\u00a0<\/span>points.\u00a0\u00a0 The white was followed by<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1458\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4627.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1458\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1458\" alt=\"Sue introducing the rosado\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4627-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4627-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4627-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4627-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4627.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sue introducing the rosado<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Urbezo Rosado 2013 a 100% Merlot, rated exceptional value for money by the Gu\u00eda Pe\u00f1\u00edn which awarded it 87 points.\u00a0\u00a0 The wine with an ABV of 14%, had an intense ros\u00e9 colour, with a fruity and floral aroma.\u00a0\u00a0 It was smooth and had a pleasant finish and can be bought for 5.27\u20ac.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Member\u2019s rating of the wine was <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">83.4\u00a0<\/span>points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The first red wine was a joven tinto Vi\u00f1a Urbezo 2013 Maceraci\u00f3n Carb\u00f3nica, a blend of garnacha, merlot and syrah.\u00a0\u00a0 The wine was an intense cherry red, with purple highlights denoting its young age.\u00a0\u00a0 Smooth and pleasant in the mouth it had a long aftertaste.\u00a0\u00a0 Costing \u00ad5.32\u20ac, it received 89 points and is rated exceptional value by the Gu\u00eda Pe\u00f1\u00edn.\u00a0\u00a0 It had an ABV of 14%.\u00a0\u00a0 Members awarded the wine an average score of\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">83.3<\/span>\u00a0points.\u00a0\u00a0 The next wine was Urbezo Crianza 2010 a blend of syrah, merlot and cabernet-sauvignon which was also an intense cherry red, an elegant bouquet with an aroma of ripe fruits and a subtle note of toasted oak, having spent nine months ageing in French and American oak. \u00a0\u00a0The Gu\u00eda Pe\u00f1\u00edn awards the wine 90 points and at a cost of 7.27\u20ac again gives it exceptional value for money.\u00a0\u00a0 The ABV is 14.5% and members rated the wine at<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> 85.8<\/span>\u00a0points. \u00a0 However, some members were given the 2009 vintage to taste instead. \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The final offering from the Solar de Urbezo was their 2007 Gran Reserva which is a blend of 50% garnacha and \u00a050% cabernet-sauvignon and had aged for 24 months in barrel; French and American oak.\u00a0\u00a0 An elegant, expressive, round, velvety, fleshy wine with an excellent bouquet ensuring longevity, it had an ABV of 14%.\u00a0\u00a0 The wine cost 13.25\u20ac and was given 87 points by the Gu\u00eda Pe\u00f1\u00edn, whilst members gave it an average score of<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">89.4<\/span>\u00a0points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Finally with the desert we tasted a Vino de la Tierra; Vinos Sioneta from Bodegas Ribas in Mallorca which was a 100% Moscatel and had spent six months in new French oak barrels.\u00a0\u00a0 With an ABV of 13% it cost 13.30\u20ac for a 0.5 litre bottle and members awarded it an average of\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">78.4\u00a0<\/span>points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A very enjoyable and successful evening was rounded off by past President Andrew Johnson who proposed a vote of thanks to Sue for the wines and their presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1460\" style=\"width: 365px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4619.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1460\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1460     \" alt=\"The red wines to be tasted\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4619-300x225.jpg\" width=\"355\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The red wines to be tasted<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1464\" style=\"width: 365px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4628.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1464\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1464     \" alt=\"Critical appraisal of the Rosado\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4628-300x225.jpg\" width=\"355\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Critical appraisal of the Rosado<\/p><\/div>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_1462\" style=\"width: 365px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4633.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1462\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1462     \" alt=\"Past President Andrew Johnson proposes the vote of thanks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4633-300x225.jpg\" width=\"355\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Past President Andrew Johnson proposes the vote of thanks<\/p><\/div>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4620.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1469\" alt=\"IMG_4620\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4620-300x225.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4622.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1470\" alt=\"IMG_4622\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4622-300x225.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4618.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1468\" alt=\"IMG_4618\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4618-300x225.jpg\" width=\"370\" height=\"250\" 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