La peregrinación de Víctor de la Serna a Maryland.

Leyendo la cata de vinos de Cuenca de la Peña La Verema, no he podido dejar de acordarme del siguiente artículo que leí hace algún tiempo, en el que nuestro querido ";Manué"; describe, entre otras cosas, cómo su amigo Víctor de la Serna viaja hasta Maryland para presentar su Finca Sandoval a Robert Parker:

https://www.verema.com/opinamos/articulos/articulo.asp?articulo=103

Y tampoco me he podido resistir a la tentación de transcribiros el resultado en la segunda añada (2002) de aquella ";peregrinación";:

";2002 Finca Sandoval
Finca Sandoval
Manchuela, Spain
Proprietary Blend (a dry red table wine)

Review by Robert Parker
Wine Advocate #152 (Apr 2004)
Rating: 92 points
Drink 2006-2016
Estimated Cost: $35.00

This deep, impressively saturated ruby/purple-colored 2002 smells like a top classified Bordeaux 2000. While still young, it offers impressive notes of white chocolate, creme de cassis, blackberries, and hints of vanilla and lead pencil shavings. In the mouth, one gets the feel of naturalness in this fleshy, full-bodied red that is both powerful and elegant. Beautiful integration of sweet tannin, acidity, and wood give it accessibility, but it will be even better in 2-3 years. It should evolve for 12+ years. Hopefully, this is a harbinger of what is possible from the appellation of Manchuela.

This is the second vintage of this 93% Syrah and 7% Mourvedre blend made by the well-known Spanish journalist and bon vivant, Victor de la Serna. Given the fact that la Serna is a highly respected wine taster and writer, one would expect impeccable attention to detail. The 2001 debut vintage was a revelation for a wine from such young vines, and the 2002 builds impressively on that release. There are 500 cases for the USA market.

Importer: Jorge Ordonez, Fine Estates from Spain, Dedham, MA; tel. (781) 461-5767 ";

Saludos.
Pedro.