MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.0

Destinos Cruzados was another winery that I tasted the whole gamut at the Peñín Best of Spain show and was unimpressed by, there has been some press and some mentions of this winery and I expected more and cleaner wines than I found. This wine seemed like it was the inexpensive wine of the winery and it turns out it wasn’t so inexpensive after all. All in all good quality and an interesting blend of native varieties. — 4 years ago

Martinez

9.0

Fresh and aromatic blend of indigenous varieties Brancellao, Ferrol, Caiño Longo and Caiño from multiple terraced micro-vineyards - locally known as socalcos- planted on the steep, granite soils in Arnoia (Ourense). steep, granitic hillsides of Arnoia. Red fruit, some spicy notes. — 6 years ago

Zach Jindra

9.1

Definite gaminess-- like medium-rare venison. Canned Thanksgiving cranberry jellly-- like the stuff that takes the shape of the can. Ripe strawberry. Wild herbs and field of grains. Rose petals. Beef jerky. Tomato leaf. Red licorice. Bit of sweet tobacco. No doubt this is a complex wine.

This is the type of wine that right when I open and taste I think, "this is going to be absolutely delicious and layered in like two days if I leave it". And it's even gorgeous after like 20min in the glass.

Med/med+ gritty tannin, medium acidity, medium + body. Very Ruby red with clear rim. Lot of staining. Has a big feel, but it's somehow still light and refreshing.

Honestly, it's a lot bigger than I thought it would be for a Rias Biaxas Tinto. Feels so Rhone Grenache to me. This nose is so beautiful though... 91.5 — 7 years ago

Tom Riley

8.9

2015. This is a wine for the geek and non-geek alike. A blend of brancellao, caiño, and ferrol (go ahead, look them up. I’ll wait) it offers sour cherry flavors and a hint of fresh herbs wrapped up in a blanket of minerality and crisp acids that are just irresistible. Juicy with light yet puckering tannins. A fun treat to be sure. Great tonight with grilled tri tip. Only 12% abv. $19. (The number score is an error in that I rarely give them. I fat fingered something and now I have to leave a score.) — 7 years ago

Vincent S

9.0

bu à la Villa Mas — 9 years ago

Silvia's Wine

Founder, V&N Cellars - Barcelona

9.3

Spectacular Mencia with Brancellao. Amazing personality with round ripe fruit AND freshness. It has reminders of a good Pinot Noir. — 10 years ago

Xwae

9.0

Bloody hell!! These Galician Rias Baixas guys really know how to make a winelover feel good. — 5 years ago

Ferran Escrivà

9.4

No harvest in Label. By Raúl Pérez. Wonderful, deep, fresh, very long. — 6 years ago

Justin M

9.1

super acid — 6 years ago

X

8.9

estilo sílice, fruta roja, especias, boca ligera, poco tanino — 7 years ago

Michael

9.0

Fresh and easy to drink. You can taste the peaches too 👍🏼😀 went well with a carbonara actually! — 8 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.0

Clean and pure lip-schmacking red blend of Mencia, Brancellao, and Mouratón. — 9 years ago

Felipe Ferreiro

Sommelier/Wine Director Restaurante Las Rias Bajas

9.0

Capa y densidad baja, en nariz buena potencia, caldo de pollo, flores blancas, manzanilla y frutas rojas poco maduras. En boca ágil agradable y con final amargo pero agradable. — 9 years ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.1

Från Telmo Rodriguez omplanterade vingård i Valdeorras. Galicisk field blend med mencía som huvudroll. Levande vin i lätt rustik stil. Många smaklager av mörka bär, vilda rosor, örter och lite grön paprika. Fin utveckling i glaset. — 5 years ago

Michał Ptaszek

9.4

Cooking chicken chili with Anasheh and Deb, after redoing 20.3 (105 reps!). Fun fun fun! — 6 years ago

Jessica M

9.2

Etxebarri. Delicious, pinot esque — 7 years ago

David Morera

9.0

Tremendo!! Este vino hira a mas sin dudA — 7 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.1

Bloody nose iron ore. Vivacious with mouth drying minerality; reminds a little of volcanic island wine. — 8 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.6

Luis' top red cuvée from his oldest vines of Brancellao, Caiño Redondo, Caiño Longo and Ferrol. Unlike the "regular" A Torna Dos Pasas, the Escolma is aged in new and used French barriques for 1yr and bottle-aged for another 3 years.

Red and black tart berry fruit, backbone of fine tannins and Atlantic/granite minerality.

This is Spanish wine for Burgundy lovers. Amazing. — 9 years ago

Todd Scurci

9.0

#riberasacra #brancellao — 10 years ago

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