July’s wine is the 2016 Abel Mendoza Jarrarte Maceracion Carbonica Joven, Rioja DOC, Spain (€6.70 from www.bullmet.com).
Robert Parker says:
“The delicious, aromatic, juicy and showy red 2016 Jarrarte Maceración Carbónica is a lot more serious than the name might suggest to many. The nose is simply spectacular and the palate is soft, gentle, approachable but not banal..” (91/100)
March’s wine is the 2011 Barón de Magaña (£9.28 from www.decantalo.com).
Robert Parker says:
“The wine comes across as a Right Bank Pomerol* from Bordeaux, with an opaque ruby/purple color, lush, sexy plum, black cherry and blackcurrant fruit, a touch of licorice and forest floor. It’s a layered, medium to full-bodied, pure, luscious and heady wine to drink over the next 5-7 years.” 91/100
*In other words: if you close your eyes, you’d think this nine quid Spanish cabernet is from one of Bordeaux’s most prestigious areas!
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