KellyJo Smith

9.0

Iberian pig - Buckhead — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.3

I loved the 2010 so couldn’t wait to try the €66 2009 that I nabbed from @gabymeetswine @vilaviniteca 😁 Again in a lovely box & a delicious wine that’s softer than the 2010 but yumbags 👍 If you want oomph (I’m talking slap on the bottom) go 2010 if you want elegance (Like a silky butt massage) go 2009 😉

📍 Pago de Carraovejas El Anejón 2009

🏵 93 points

🍇 93% Tempranillo, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon & 1% Merlot

🍷 Deep opaque ruby

👃 Dark plum, cherry & soft blackcurrant through herb infused smoked oak w/ raspberry, vanilla, blueberry, soggy earth, cedar, mocha & light liquorice

👄 Med body of smooth creamy spiced dark fruits & raspberry bathed in rock minerals w/ a cocoa backbone that’s nicely balanced & fine vs a punch in the smackers

🎯 Med+ mineral infused dark fruit & raspberry mocha kiss w/ a blueberry tickle

🧀 Paired with Oinktastic Iberian cheeses 😍 — 7 years ago

Velma Cooper

9.3

Velma had this 7 years ago

Chris England

9.5

We wanted a good steak so we were recommended El Nationale La Brasserie 😁 this bottle was €155 in restaurant & retails €78 - quick notes before Mrs E beat me with the 🥩🤣

📍 Finca El Bosque 2014

💥 14.5% ABV Rioja 🤫

🥩 Paired w/ a huge €156 steak 😱 (scroll for food pics on Instagram ⏩) & was a perfect match 😍 but a scary 🥩 for Mrs E 🤣

🏵 94 points

🍇 100% Tempranillo

🍷 Opaque blackened ruby

👃 Smokey light oak dark cherry & peppered plum w/ balsamic, Iberian cured meats & minted liquorice

👄 Full bodied dark rich creamy cherry & blackcurrant w/ olive tapenade, balsamic & raspberry liquorice

🎯 Long dry dark cherry & olive tapenade balsamic goo coating

— 7 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.6

This wine is a little more than two-thirds Albariño rounded out by Caiño Blanco and Loueira, two grapes from the northwestern Iberian peninsula. It has a lovely golden-green hue and a brisk nose of stone fruit, Meyer lemon and flowers. The palate shows those qualities plus a hefty load of minerals and acidity, enough to make oysters a great idea. — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Enjoyed along with best Iberian ham, Manchego 🧀 & Catalan tomato/olive oil bread - divine & @ €125 - 😍 Barcelona in our living room ❤️

🍇 95% Tempranillo & 5% Merlot

🍷 Opaque Ruby

👃 Flinty minerals & pencil lead w/ rich mocha & smokey earthy herbs through spiced dark berries & cherry

👄 Med+ smooth body creamy mocha & mineral infused dark berry/cherry w/ a finish to match 👍 almost Bordeaux in style 😁

🇪🇸 I ❤️ U 😘 — 8 years ago

Charles Denois Lito

9.1

Reduction on the nose, Sulfur turns to smokiness.
Delicate palate with expressive, deep flavours of fresh berries, cranberries and a beautiful complexity. Meaty, almost animal . A volcanic, smoky finish. Surprisingly refreshing !!! Worth trying over a couple of days.
With seared tuna, pot au feu, pata negra or Iberian ham...
— 8 years ago

Jenks

9.1

100% Alvarelhão. Had to look this one up- an Iberian port grape, grown in Alta Mesa, SE of Napa. 12.5%. 100% spontaneous fermentation, 100% stems, 20 day maceration. all stainless. Hipster level is off the charts. FH continues to slay. — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.2

I really like the Sizeranne but prefer the 2011 over this £69 2012 - I’d leave this alone 5 years although it’s drinking well young 😁

📍 M Chapoutier Sizeranne Hermitage 2012

🏵 92 points

🍇 Syrah

🍷 Deep dark ruby & slightly cloudy as unfiltered

👃 Heavy rock minerals through smokey peppered Iberian dried ham & deep soggy piggy soil into cherry cola w/ herbs, blackberry & raspberry

👄 Med body of slight dry mineral loaded blackberry w/ raspberry, liquorice, cocoa & earthy cherry hints

🎯 Med dry black & ref berry mineral soft mouthful w/ an earthy linger — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.5

A wine I’ve been eager to try & found cheaper in 🇪🇸 vs 🇬🇧 @ €140 - Very Côte Rotie esq & a rather superbly made 🇺🇸 wine 😉 oh & Mrs E enjoyed in the hotel hot tub 😁 as you’ll see if you scroll on Instagram ⏩

📍 Cayuse Syrah Cailloux Vineyard 2013

🏵 95 points w/ more on age potential

💥 13.8% ABV

🍇 Syrah co-fermented with 5% Viognier

🍷 Opaque blackened ruby

👃 Loaded with smoked dry cured Iberian ham, cherry cola, dirty muddy piggy 🥓 & rock minerals w/ peppered raspberry liquorice, cocoa, olive tapenade, oak & black berries - just fabulous 😍

👄 Med+ body of chocolate infused blackberry & dark spiced cherry w/ wild sharp raspberry & herbs in med acidity

🎯 Long blackberry/raspberry/cherry mocha boom boom w/ a touch of dryness
— 7 years ago

Chris England

9.7

You know your wife loves you when she goes shopping & brings you back a £160 bottle of wine you’ve never tried 😍 Retailing £160-190 this clearly a decadent treat but is it worth it for this top year Rôtie? Well it’s like a dirty piggy in silky underpants 🐷 It’s a stunning wine but gosh it’s not cheap 😱

📍 Domaine Jamet 2009 Côte Rôtie

🏵 97 points and yes it’s amazing 😍

🍇 100% Syrah

🍷 Opaque deep ruby

👃 Smokey dried Iberian ham & sizzled bacon through dark spiced cherry cola & herby sprinkles w/ earthy blackberry, raspberry liquorice, mocha, twig sap & olive tapenade

👄 Med body of super fine silky elegant rich smooth punchy powerful dark cherry, dark berries & damson that’s perfectly balanced to slide down your guzzle hoke with perfection w/ a black olive liquorice & mocha tone

🎯 An incredibly long lasting never ending finale of creamy dark earthy fruits w/ an olive liquorice linger — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Enjoying with gorgeous Iberian Ham, Catalan bread & an awesome cheese selection 😍 so Quick notes 😁

Great now but will benefit from more age 👍

🍷 Garnet opaque ruby w/ brown edge

👃 Earthy ripe red & dark smoked cherry w/ oak, cocoa, thick balsamic & touch of vanilla

👄 Med body of fruit loaded cherry bomb w/ balsamic & mocha tones

🎯 Med+ cherry balsamic mocha kiss — 8 years ago

Gary Grose

8.9

Part of the light port selections we had while on Iberian peninsula. Clean and refreshing and we actually preferred these ports v any sherry we tasted. Light sugar taste but refined. Needs to be served cold and the dessert needs to be light. — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.7

The 2001 Clos Mogador was stunning aged drank in 2017 but this 2013 @ £65, now £80-£100 as a 98 Parker pointer, has massive potential 😁 Beautiful now but give this 10+yrs & you have a fab priced 98+ point wine in the making 😍 28k bottles so buy if you can 👍

📍 Clos Mogador 2013

🏵 97 points w/ 99+ potential I’d say

🍇 49% Grenache, 25% Carignan, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon & 16% Syrah 😍

🍷 Opaque deep ruby w/ purple hue

👃 Rich mocha infused spiced dark cherry/berry bang w/ minerals, pencil lead, herbs, soggy earth, raspberry coulis, hint of prune, soft smoked oak & crushed violets

👄 Med+ to Full bodied ripe creamy smooth dark berry/cherry oozy chocy mocha infused silky boom choc raspberry gateaux fest w/ a rock mineral stoney backbone

🎯 Long deep dark fruits & cocoa linger w/ a raspberry slap & mineral kiss - choc cherry gateaux in a glass 💥 😍

🧀 Paired w/ aged Manchego & Iberian ham 🐷 — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.3

I picked up this Magnum of Palmer for £200 recently 😱 from a shop closing down RRP £430+ so I was a happy boy 😊 Not as rich in depth as top vintages but a beautiful elegant Margaux nevertheless 😉

📍 Chateau Palmer 2003 Margaux Magnum

🏵 93 points vs the pros who say 89 - really? Did they try the same wine 🤣

🧀 Paired with Iberian cheeses 👍

🍇 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot & 12% Petit verdot

🍷 Deep opaque ruby

👃 Smokey oak through blackcurrant & dark plum w/ minerals, cracked pencil, gravel, tar, soggy earth, herbs, mocha & blackberry liquorice - yumtastic 😍

👄 Med body of smooth earthy mineral infused blackcurrant & blackberry w/ slight butter mocha & red liquorice

🎯 Med+ touch dry minerality bathed in dark berry fruits w/ a stoney mocha finale
— 7 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.2

Great old school Iberian. — 7 years ago

Jean Paul

9.0

Was decent upon opening, but after spending two days in the wine fridge, recorked, and accompanied by spicy food, it was delicious. Less acidic than many Iberian wines. — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.4

Top year 904 @ £75 that was drank in Zalto burg glass as its like an aged burgundy

🐽 Paired w/ Iberian Ham 😍

🍷 Garnet ruby w/ brick

👃 Smoked burnt oak, soggy earthy leaves, leather, dark cherry & figs w/ balsamic & damson

👄 Med body of creamy stewed cherry w/ earthy balsamic & slight mocha

🎯 Med finish of above w/ earthy balsamic linger

Reaching peak but I preferred the 95 904 over this but the 890 94 was better than the 95! — 8 years ago

Rusty OKane

9.0

Bought a bottle at a little ham and cheese boutique in Seville. Goes really well with some Iberian uncured ham with a baguette. — 8 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

Another delicious Iberian White, this one from Spain and made by the highly reputable Telmo Rodriguez. Produced from 40 year old Verdejo vines. Aromatic with floral notes and pineapple juice. On the palate textural with rich nutty flavours and notes of tropical fruit salad. Drink now. Great to see a screw cap. — 9 years ago