Tasting notes, 11/16/2024, Tour de Spain

                     Tour de Spain

2020 Raventos i Blanc De la Finca
On Sale for $30.40
Conca del Riu Anoia / Catalonia / Spain
50% Xarel-Lo, 40% Macabeo, 10% Parellada 
Sourced from the Vinyas dels Fossiles vineyard, a terraced site above the river Anoia, this tightly structured sparkler spends a minimum of 3 years on the lees. All of the varietals are vinified separately followed by blending and secondary fermentation in bottle.
2020 Pazo de Senorans Colección
On Sale for $36
Rias Baixas / Galicia / Spain
100% Albarino
Showcasing Albarinos ability to age, this current release of Colección spent 5 months on its lees prior to 30 months aging in bottle. The source vineyards are between 10-50 years of age and composed of sand and granite soils.
2019 Laura Lorenzo/Daterra
Portela do Vento Granito Tinto

On Sale for $26.40
Ribeira Sacra / Galicia / Spain
90% Mencia, 10% Garnacha Tintorera
Hand harvested from two separate parcels within the Ribeira Sacra area, this fresh, lively red was fermented using wild yeast and aged for 9 months in large oak casks. Winemaker Laura Lorenzo intends for this to be consumed in its youth.
2021 PSI Tinto
On Sale for $32.80
Ribera del Duero / Castilla y León / Spain
90% Tempranillo, 10% Garnacha
Peter Sisseck of Pingus is one of the founding members of this cooperative Ribera del Duero effort. The grapes are sourced from various growers throughout the region with an emphasis on old head-trained vines. The wine is aged in a combination of used barriques and large oak casks. 
2012 Vinsacro Tinto
On Sale for $17.60
Rioja / Spain
55% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, 10% Mazuelo, 10% Graciano, 5% Monastrell
The Escudero family has been farming the source vineyard for Vinsacro known as Cuesta La Reina for four generations. Tempranillo, Mazuelo, Graciano, and Monastrell are all planted on the site which features clay soils covered in stones.
NV Alvear Solera 1927
On Sale for $28.80
Montilla-Moriles / Spain
100% Pedro Ximenez
This delicious dessert wine is produced from sun dried grapes which are fermented in amphora prior to being added to a solera which began in 1927. Founded in 1729, Alvear is the second oldest winery in Spain.