Admist all the hullabaloo of our harvest I neglected to mention the recent success of our barrica wine, or Vendimia Seleccionada Barrica to give it it’s proper title.  (The ‘vendimia seleccionada’ part of the name is probably the most significant, in that we do not make this wine every year – only in the vintages where we believe there is enough ‘weight’ in the fruit to support the addition of oak into the equation – but then that’s another story).

The story behind today’s post is that our Barrica wine came top of a tasting of around 200 oaked wines, scooping 99 points out of a possible 100. Not quite perfect, but almost!

Being the purist that I am, I have to confess that I am not a great lover of oaked Albariño, as some examples leave only the sensation of oak and acidity on your pallet. Our 2009 is an exception, as the fruit has just enough body to support our judicious use of  oak. I have to admit, it’s really not bad!

Admist all the hullabaloo of our harvest I neglected to mention the recent success of our barrica wine, or Vendimia Seleccionada Barrica to give it it’s proper title.  (The ‘vendimia seleccionada’ part of the name is probably the most significant, in that we do not make this wine every year – only in the vintages where we believe there is enough ‘weight’ in the fruit to support the addition of oak into the equation – but then that’s another story).

The story behind today’s post is that our Barrica wine came top of a tasting of around 200 oaked wines, scooping 99 points out of a possible 100. Not quite perfect, but almost!

Being the purist that I am, I have to confess that I am not a great lover of oaked Albariño, as some examples leave only the sensation of oak and acidity on your pallet. Our 2009 is an exception, as the fruit has just enough body to support our judicious use of  oak. I have to admit, it’s really not bad!