I just returned from the The Wine Academy of Spain’s Masterclass & Tasting of Legendary Spanish Wines at Bacchus Wine Market in downtown San Diego. Amazing! Of all the descriptors I heard flying around the room tonight this is the one that continues to resonate with me. We were treated to a welcome reception, presentation/tasting, and closing reception by Esteban Cabezas of Madrid, Spain. To say that he is passionate about these iconic wines is most certainly an understatement! I am looking forward to learning from him over the next three days as I embark on the Spanish Wine Educators course. I will try to post daily but after hearing that we’ll be tasting 70+ wines I’m not sure if I’ll have my faculties with me! Here are the 11 “Legendary Spanish Wines” that were tasted this evening. Any one of them would be a tremendous addition to your wine collection – and I would recommend holding them for another few years:
1. 1998 Gramona Celler Batlle Cava
2. 2004 Remirez de Ganuza (Rioja)
3. 1998 Vega Sicilia “Unico” (Ribera del Duero)
4. 2005 Félix Callejo Selección de Viñedos de la Familia (Ribera del Duero)
5. 2005 Bodegas Aalto Pagos Seleccionados (Ribera del Duero)
6. 2004 Castillo Perelada Finca Garget (Empordá)
7. 2006 Viña Magaña Calchetas (Navarra)
8. 2005 Vall Llach (Priorat)
9. 2006 El Nido (Jumilla)
10. NV Gonzalez Byass Amontillado Del Duque VORS (Jerez)
11. NV Perez Barqueo Gran Barqueo Pedro Ximénez (Montilla-Moriles)
I’ll try to catch up with you tomorrow!
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