Bodegas Habla is a family bodega started in 2000.\u00a0 The neighbours in this sparsely populated regaion called them the \u201cLocos\u201d for thinking that they could produce great wines in such a difficult area.<\/p>\n The soil is poor and slatey and the weather is extreme with dry, baking hot summers and cold winters.<\/p>\n However the doubters were proved wrong when their wines began to win prizes.\u00a0 Habla de ti was voted the best Spanish white wine in 2015 by the Association of Spanish Wine Writers.\u00a0 Their red wine, Habla del Silencio was voted best red wine in Spain for 3 years running, being described as \u201cSpectacular\u201d by wine writers.<\/p>\n Bodegas Habla do not want to be under the constraints of a DO, preferring to be described as a Vino de la Tierra as their feeling is that \u201cNo one should legislate on the quality of their wine\u201d<\/p>\n The wines are produced in a modern, state of the art, bodega constructed in 2004 near the town of Trujillo.\u00a0 They have 200 hectares under vines.\u00a0 Grapes are hand-picked and no pumps are used in the bodega to avoid disturbing the wine \u2013 just gravity and manual stirring.<\/p>\n Tasting Notes \u2013 Bright green with golden hues<\/p>\n <\/p>\n My choice today is to taste one of my favourite grape varieties Godello an indigenous grape of Galicia.\u00a0My journey to select this wine started in Casa del Vino, Javea to speak to the lovely Thamar.<\/p>\n She recommended 2 Godellos and this was my selection.<\/p>\n I actually phoned the bodega and by chance spoke to the owner Juan Luis Vazquez.<\/p>\n I explained that CBWS visited Ribeiro de Sacra in 2016 on a wine trip, a stunning area with great wines. He told me his bodega did not exist then!<\/p>\n He is developing an exciting project where he recruited an Argentinian wine maker to develop top class wines they have 32 hectares and in 2021 they have focussed on reducing the vines planted to ensure a higher quality vintage.<\/p>\n Finally, they have converted a 600 year old house in the village to a Boutique Hotel.<\/p>\n This is a bodega of the future and for sure will see this wine developing successfully.\u00a0The power of a phone call to the right person.!<\/p>\n Bodega Casa de Outeiro, Quiroga, DO Ribeira Scara<\/u><\/p>\n 100% Godello 2020 \u2013 Rated Excellente Vintage<\/p>\n The Godello grape is a variety native to Galicia. Our Godello comes from plots located in the Ribeira Sacra, specifically in Quiroga and Abeleda. It comes from relatively young vines aged between 10 and 20 years, hence the young and vibrant character of this wine. In Quiroga we cultivate vineyards on gently sloping hillsides and in Abeleda on traditional terraces, typical of this region. All of them with a\u00a0 south-southwest orientation.\u00a0Pebble soils in Quiroga and slate soils in Abeleda.<\/p>\n They make a manual selection of each bunch and do not use the skin in the maceration, since they look for the most fruity points of the wine.<\/p>\n It is a white wine that takes us back to a very warm vintage, with high maturation. It is the most honest expression of how the climate influences the wine in different ways year after year.<\/p>\n Tasting notes<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Colour yellow with green tints<\/p>\n Nose \u2013green apple,citrus fruits and mineral aromas.<\/p>\n Taste- well structured,good balance of acidity and this wine will keep well to drink in future years. It has that Atlantic freshness, typical of Galicia.<\/p>\n The Barahonda vineyard is in Yecla, some 84 km north west of\u00a0Alicante.<\/p>\n The bodega was founded in 1850 and is currently owned and managed\u00a0by a couple of brothers who are the fourth generation of the founding\u00a0family.<\/p>\n It is located between 400 and 800 m above sea level, in deep soils\u00a0made up of limestone rocks and \u201cpoor in organic matter\u201d. This wine is\u00a0100% Monastrell. There is historical evidence of the grapes being\u00a0grown there as far back as the 15th Century. The grapes thrive on the\u00a0poor soil and climate – temperatures may vary from 45\u00baC in summer to-10\u00baC in winter and day and night temperatures may oscillate by up to\u00a020\u00baC. Moreover, rainfall rarely exceeds 350 mm a year.<\/p>\n This particular wine is certified as being organic.\u00a0The Penin guide gives it 93 points, and the wine won the Gran Oro\u00a0Vi\u00f1aespa\u00f1a.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve seen this wine described as \u201cmeaty\u201d more than once, and I think I\u00a0know what they mean. It has an intense colour and is aromatic.\u00a0Tasting notes I have seen all agree that it is oaky, and black fruit and vanilla are also mentioned<\/p>\n Martue is a family-owned producer, based in D.O. Pago Campo de la Guardia, close to Toledo. The business was started in 1990, producing its first wine in 2001 and now produces around 15,000 to 20,000 litres of wine per annum from the modern technologically advanced winery.<\/p>\n From the 2018 Syrah vintage, 7,010 bottles were produced. This wine is made with 100% Syrah grapes from the Campo Martuela and El Casar de La Guardia vineyards. It has a traditional fermentation with daily pumping over, followed by 20 days of maceration in tanks with the skins. The wine matures for15 months in French (80%) and American (20%) oak barrels.<\/p>\n The colour is garnet\/cherry with violet hues.\u00a0The nose is intense and complex, with hints of spices, kirsch, blackberry, black cherry, lavender, pastry, peppermint and graphite.<\/p>\n In the mouth it is full, fruity and complex, with an elegant combination of powerfulness and softness. The flavours identified on the nose are also evident in the mouth. The tannins are of medium texture with a welcome silkiness. The finish is long and pleasant. Overall, this is a very good wine bordering on outstanding<\/p>\n The combination of the fruit, acidity and tannins gives this wine an excellent balance, ready to be enjoyed now and capable of further evolution over the next few years It has not been subject to stabilisation or filtration, so may have a slight sediment in the bottle. It should be opened at least half an hour before serving.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sango,2015 Bodegas Rejadorada, DO Toro Presented by Tim Fawle on behalf of John Sloggie.<\/strong><\/p>\n We visited this bodega on a 2016 Wine Trip to DO Toro and liked their wines so this is John Sloggie\u2019s selection.<\/p>\n Wine maker\u2019s comments:<\/p>\n 2015 was one of the most climate-balance vintages of the last years. Because of that, we could start the harvest in the middle of September, having a good balance.<\/p>\n The description of this wine is\u00a0 like a “fragrance” because when we have a good vintage, we make the ageing of this wine only in new French oak, so you have very clean notes from the wood like spice, licuorice, toasted notes… perfectly harmonized with the notes from the grape and fermentation, like jam blackberry, mineral notes…<\/p>\n In the last years we are working with our oldest vines to make this wine, so we make this wine with vines are from <\/strong>80 to 111 years old.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Tasting Note Ruby red colour with violet glints. Intense and complex aromas of blackberry fruits, harmoniously integrated with the spicy notes of the wood mixed up with toast and mineral notes. On the palate is silky, full-bodied and powerful with well integrated and round tannins. Best enjoyed Its harmony of spices and blackberry fruit pairs perfectly with stew meats and dark chocolate. Drinking best Positive evolution for the next 10 years. Technical information Winemaking: Selection of grapes in the vineyards of over 70 years old and further selection in the winery, cold pre-fermentation maceration and fermentation at a controlled temperature. Ageing for 18 moths in very tight grain French oak barrels.<\/p>\n Alcoh. Degree: 14,5 % Total Acidity: 4,83 gr\/l Residual Sugar: 1,32 g<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/41622f6b-9e6e-4208-a250-56634bb425bb-e1643098834521.jpg\")
<\/a>This wine in its\u2019 distinctive bottle is easily available through supermarkets and good wine retailers in Spain.\u00a0 Most of us will have seen the attractive bottle with a glass stopper which makes it ideal for use in the home for making limoncello, sloe gin etc.<\/p>\n<\/a>Outeiro, DO Ribera Sacra. Presented by Tim Fawle<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>Summum\u00a0 2019 Bodegas Barahonda, DO Yecla. Presented by Mike Granville.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>Martu\u00e9 Syrah 2018 , Bodegas Martue<\/strong>, Presented by Neville Richardson.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n