M anaged to attend the Wines from Spain Trade Fair this week. Packed into the Royal Horticultural Halls were delights from across Spain. Mostly importers and agencies showing their stuff to restauranteurs and buyers but Vintage Roots, the organic specialists, were also there giving me the opportunity to sample some of their wares. The wines detailed below are all available online. New Zealand suffered badly from poor weather during the flowering period for this vintage.
Volumes are down across the board.
Unwins have just listed this little baby. Dry with nicely judged crisp acidity. Clean, fresh and pure varietal definition. Medium bodied but quite rich and inky in taste. No up-front fruit explosion here.