December/11 wines...

- La Bota de Palo Cortado, 21. Equipo Navazos. DO Jerez y Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Flooding. It fills every corner you can imagine, but no trace of overwhelming. It gives you everything you can expect and more. Enormous

- Pétalos del Bierzo 2009. Descendientes de J. Palacios (Villafranca del Bierzo). DO Bierzo (12.3 EUR)
Mencia. I know it can be seen as something obvious, but some vintages ago I found this wine with a mencia with too much make-up. Not this one. It tastes as mencia; herbaceous hints, darkness, round-shaped tannins. It's nice wine but a bit overpriced.

- Lecea 2009. Bodegas Lecea (San Asensio). DOC Rioja (3 EUR aprox)
Great! It's a young red wine about two years old and it looks as recently made. Fruity, savory and well-balanced. Again a really nice wine for about 3 EUR. More!

- Viña Albina Reserva 2001. Bodegas Riojanas. DOC Rioja (6,98 EUR)
Psha. I'm becoming to feel that it won't show ever fully integrated.

- Domaine Daniel Dugois Savagnin 2006. AOC Arbois (20.95 EUR)
So, what can I say? From the first sip to the last one I don't have been able to say whether this wine is as it shows or it's tainted by TCA.

- Jean-Paul Brun Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2008. AOC Bourgogne. (14.07 EUR)
I don't know what's in this wines that me feel so good, so cozy, so everythingisrightandfine. I wouldn't add anything. I wouldn't take anything off. More! and nothing else.

- La Bota de PX Bota "No" 25. Equipo Navazos. DO Montilla-Moriles.
Mandatory. It should be mandatory for all those who love wine. Even more mandatory who don't like wine, just to fall in love with it.

- Lecea Reserva 2005. Bodegas Lecea. DOC Rioja (8 EUR)
Nice. Savory, round-shaped without trace of boring. In the mood for more of this stuff.

- Fino Inocente. Valdespino. DO Jerez y Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda (8.38 EUR)
Intense. Bottled force. Salty, pungent, tobacco... hard. How nice!

- Peñamonte 2010. Torreduero. DO Toro.
It's fine. Easy quaff, a hint of rusticity wrapping black olives

- Monte Real 1970. Bodegas Riojanas. DOC Rioja
I don't feel comfortable with the corkscrew in my hand (not really) ready to open this bottle. This bottle is older than I am. Flop!, cork out and... the wine was still there. Leather, cigar wood box, smoke. Time. And now the bottle has finally gone.

- Neige Première 2008. La Face Cachée de la Pomme. Quebec
Aaaaaaaples....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7JxYXmpspA
Every shape, colour and flavour. Roasted, raw, pudding, pies, cream... Aaaaaaaples. Very good.

- Francois Pinon Brut. AOC Vouvray. (10.62 EUR)
Fresh and vivid. Apples and meadows. Very good balance among bubbles, acidity and body. Drink bottle after bottle.

- Peñamonte Verdejo 2010. Bodega Torreduero. DO Toro
Correctness. Enough and moderate on anis-seed, tropicality and toilet soap

- Peñamonte Rosado 2010. Bodega Torreduero. DO Toro.
Comfortable quaff. No edges at all. Soft, light sip, fruit with a touch of bitterness and acidity. Enough.

Regards,

Jose