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2024 Bierzo Top 100
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by Andy Neather
...in privileging these unique parajes (“places”, ie lieux-dits). Yet that is precisely the approach embraced by neighbouring Bierzo, just inside León province. Over 70% of its wines are red, almost...
2017 Losada Vinos de Finca, Bierzo
...from old vines on clay soils – not the slate that’s more common in Bierzo – this is plush, lightly oaked and comparatively ripe, with softer tannins and lower acidity...
2019 Verónica Ortega Kinki, Bierzo
The intriguingly named Kinki is a very unusual Bierzo for several reasons. First, it’s a co-fermenteation of Mencía with Alicante Bouschet and 30% white grapes (Godello, Palomino and Doña Blanca);...
2019 Verónica Ortega Cal, Bierzo
Cal is one the most exciting wines I’ve tasted this year and ranks among Spain’s very best whites. Made entirely with Godello grown on rare (for Bierzo) limestone soils at...
2018 Verónica Ortega Cobrana, Bierzo
Verónica Ortega worked in Burgundy (at Domaine de la Romance-Conti, no less) before she set up her own winery in Bierzo in 2010. This hauntingly delicate wine isn’t made from...
A wino visits El Bulli
by Tim Atkin
...Bierzo from Raul Pérez. Eating at El Bulli isn’t cheap, but it’s reasonable in my view. We paid E350 each for 43 courses, eight bottles of wine and one of...
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£85.00 / yearOver the last year, this site has increasingly focused on Spain, currently the most exciting wine-producing country in Europe. In 2024, my team published reports on Aragón, Bierzo, Catalunya, Catalan...
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...Bierzo and his native Rioja. A lover of flamenco, bullfighting and his classical guitar, he talks to me about monks, Garnacha, the magic of old vines, his eight brothers and...
Cork Talk with Veronica Ortega
...the most exciting producers in the increasingly fashionable Bierzo area, making some of the best reds and a celebrated white called Cal. Listen to chat about what she calls the...
Undeniable class
by Matt Walls
...single Grand Cru stretches the limits of credibility. These are just three examples. Others include Priorat and Bierzo, which have both recently launched four-tiered pyramid vineyard classifications. And at a...