Again a solid suggestion and I'm happy to see that people can talk about Spain as a quality wine region, finally. With Gredos the issue is that it's ao big, basically undefined and there aren't any legal vineyard definitions, just what's going on some labels.
Having visited earlier this year, I'd say Bierzo has a better claim to be the Burgundy of Spain... documented lieux-dits (more than 1,500), mainly single varietal wines (Mencia and Godello) and leaner, more acid-driven styles... must open a bottle this weekend!
I was wondering if someone would mention that. Mencía is actually rather low acidity and from Bierzo, I find it to be more like Beaujolais. I'll definitely agree that the Godello is wondrous, but I feel like they need a few more years to work on it in Bierzo whereas Jerez has been working Palomino for ages and all they needed to do was stop fortifying it.
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Having tasted Vina Corrales I have to agree that Jerez is indeed the white Burgundy of Spain. But surely the red is Sierra de Gredos?
Again a solid suggestion and I'm happy to see that people can talk about Spain as a quality wine region, finally. With Gredos the issue is that it's ao big, basically undefined and there aren't any legal vineyard definitions, just what's going on some labels.
Having visited earlier this year, I'd say Bierzo has a better claim to be the Burgundy of Spain... documented lieux-dits (more than 1,500), mainly single varietal wines (Mencia and Godello) and leaner, more acid-driven styles... must open a bottle this weekend!
I was wondering if someone would mention that. Mencía is actually rather low acidity and from Bierzo, I find it to be more like Beaujolais. I'll definitely agree that the Godello is wondrous, but I feel like they need a few more years to work on it in Bierzo whereas Jerez has been working Palomino for ages and all they needed to do was stop fortifying it.