A day or two ago when I was writing about our Wine Advocate rating I decided to have a quick look back at our tasting result from the UK’s Decanter magazine. To my horror I discovered that, despite a fantastic review, being rated near the very top of the tasting in the ‘outstanding’ category, I had never mentioned the result on our blog site! Whilst I had written individually to our existing customers announcing our success, I had completely overlooked our social media outlets. So here is a new post relating to the article from the August 2012 issue of Decanter – nothing like being up to date……

The tasting panel comprised three Spanish wine experts – Ferran Centelles, former sommelier at the world famous el Bulli, and Spanish sommelier of the year in 2006. The late John Radford (who sadly died a few months after the tasting), award winning writer and broadcaster, having written several books about  Spanish wines, and Caballero de Vino Español. Sarah Jane Evans MW, wine writer and also a member of the Gran Orden de Caballeros. Owing to the highly qualified nature of this panel we were especially proud of the results:

A2O ‘Sobre Lias’ 2010 – Highly recommended (90-94 pts)

Smoky, earthy, leafy with bonfire aromas. Richer, ripe style with an off-dry impression; yellow peaches, golden plums and exotic fruit, with lime acidity underpinning. Finish is long and ripe, with plenty of finesse and expression.

Bodega Castro Martin Family Estate Selection ‘Sobre Lias’ 2010 – (Outstanding 95-100 pts)

Restrained example of Albariño, with green, refreshing acidity and a long, stony finish. Well made and full of green peaches, green apple and white flowers. Very food friendly and a wine that can be aged for up to three years.

A day or two ago when I was writing about our Wine Advocate rating I decided to have a quick look back at our tasting result from the UK’s Decanter magazine. To my horror I discovered that, despite a fantastic review, being rated near the very top of the tasting in the ‘outstanding’ category, I had never mentioned the result on our blog site! Whilst I had written individually to our existing customers announcing our success, I had completely overlooked our social media outlets. So here is a new post relating to the article from the August 2012 issue of Decanter – nothing like being up to date……

The tasting panel comprised three Spanish wine experts – Ferran Centelles, former sommelier at the world famous el Bulli, and Spanish sommelier of the year in 2006. The late John Radford (who sadly died a few months after the tasting), award winning writer and broadcaster, having written several books about  Spanish wines, and Caballero de Vino Español. Sarah Jane Evans MW, wine writer and also a member of the Gran Orden de Caballeros. Owing to the highly qualified nature of this panel we were especially proud of the results:

A2O ‘Sobre Lias’ 2010 – Highly recommended (90-94 pts)

Smoky, earthy, leafy with bonfire aromas. Richer, ripe style with an off-dry impression; yellow peaches, golden plums and exotic fruit, with lime acidity underpinning. Finish is long and ripe, with plenty of finesse and expression.

Bodega Castro Martin Family Estate Selection ‘Sobre Lias’ 2010 – (Outstanding 95-100 pts)

Restrained example of Albariño, with green, refreshing acidity and a long, stony finish. Well made and full of green peaches, green apple and white flowers. Very food friendly and a wine that can be aged for up to three years.