Tasting notes, January 25, 2025; Wines from Spain

                     Spain

2022 Revalo Casamaro Tres Olmos
On Sale for $17.99
Rueda / Castilla y Leon / Spain
100% Verdejo
Sourced from 130 year-old vines planted in sandy soils, the Tres Olmos spends 6 months on the fine lees prior to bottling. Fermentation occurs spontaneously with native yeasts. 
2023 Fefinanes Albarino
On Sale for $27.99
Rias Baixas / Galicia / Spain
100% Albarino
Sandy, limestone soils of the Cambados sub region of Rias Biaxas contribute significant mineral notes to this textbook Albarino. The wine is fermented and aged in stainless steel with no lees contact which enhances the fresh quality of the wine.
2021 Descendientes Palacios Petalos
On Sale for $27.99
Bierzo / Galicia / Spain
100% Mencia
Scents and flavors of raspberry and herbs dominate this medium weight red. The vineyards selected for this bottling are all situated on hillsides or on high elevation plateaus.
2022 Vina Sastre Roble
On Sale for $21.99
La Horra / Ribera del Duero / Spain
100% Tempranillo
Sourced form a number of different vineyards planted in chalky clay in and around La Horra, Sastre’s Roble is aged for 8 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels.
2018 Mas Sinen La Vall
On Sale for $23.99
Priorato / Catalonia / Spain
42% Garnacha, 30% Cariñena, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Syrah
Mas Sinen is a relatively small producer fashioning traditionally styled Priorat in the village Poboleda. La Vall is aged for 6 months in French oak barrels and offers impressively dense red and black fruit aromas and flavors.
2021 BorsaoTres Picos
On Sale for $17.99
Campo de Borja / Spain
100% Garnacha
One of the first 100% Garnacha wines produced in Spain, Tres Picos spends 6 months in 100% new French oak. The resulting wine relies on its density of fruit to balance the notable wood presence.