Thursday, August 12, 2010

Saturday Wine Tasting: Spain on the Staff Brains at Gary's Wine & Marketplace

For the second time in as many years, Maggie Fox, our Wine of the Month Club director, used August as an excuse to showcase staff palates; wine associates were asked to share their favorites with club recipients and wouldn't you know it ... the majority of selections originated in bull-fighting country. I guess great minds think alike after all!

So tasty are these wines, we felt the need to share them with all of our local friends too. Forget the siesta and come sample three Spanish wines this Saturday at Gary's, all hand-picked and staff approved!

At our tasting bars this Saturday, August 14, from 12-4pm:

2007 Acanto Yecla: If there's a country on the cutting edge of the high-value/still-affordable ratio, it's Spain, particularly in budding wine regions like Yecla. The resulting vino is juicy and new-world in style, yet classic in its flavor profile. The nose is loaded with blackberry and black tea aromas, while layers of brambly berries, graphite and cassis fill the palate. No wimpy salad with this baby; bring on the beef!



2009 Pazo Senorans Albarino: Watch out Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio ... Albarino is rivaling the standard varietals for the top spot as the perfect accompaniment to heavy August heat. Fresh, pure and unusually light with revealing notes, suggestive of apricot and peach this delicious white will keep you Flamenco dancing long into the night!



2008 Jimenez Landi Sotorrondero: Ten years ago, the wines of Mentrida (a region just south of Madrid) were hardly worth a mention, and rarely earned one. But Jimenez Landi has come bursting on the scene with some glowing reviews and a 93 point Wine Advocate Score for this Syrah-Grenache blend that critic Josh Raynolds called a "hedonist's delight" and reminiscent of a top level Cote Rotie."

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