Saucy Summer Spaniards

Saucy Summer Spaniards? Seriously? Isn't that a bit of a very bold one! Not sure the following content will be able to hold up with so much an attention-grabbing headline!? But one thing is for sure! No insignificant  endless blather about the following potations … well, at least I hope so! Let's not be so complicated and knowledge-drop'istic as usual and stick to the essentials and just get the hell started: 

Again, Again, ... : Coto de Gomariz Ribeiro Gomariz X 2009, Ribeiro

And again back to the North-West of Spain. I guess, my fascination with the whites from Galicia & Co. is getting a bit bugging! Well, whatever … as long as it is good wine ;-).

This time, for the first time on this Blog, it is Albariño Time. Probably the most impressive and prestigious white grape varietal of Iberia. This one was produced by Coto de Gomariz from the Ribeiro region. The “winemaker” Caco Careiro is one of the restorers or pioneers (depending on how one looks at the history of wine in Galicia) of Galician quality wine. What else to know? 100% Albariño – sloppy schist, granite and sand soils – influenced by not so rainy Atlantic climate – mostly bio-dynamic production.

Wild Tasting-Mix with Teperberg Silver Sangiovese 2009 from Galilee in the Centre of Attention

Well, this time I have plenty of rather different growths on the table. That is why I will limit myself to (hopefully) short tasting notes. Just see for yourselves: