I get the chance to drink some really good wines and two that I have enjoyed recently are a rare vintage dated manzanilla, Manzanilla de A\u00f1ada 2012 from Bodegas Callejuela and Vi\u00f1a Real Gran Reserva 2001.<\/p>\n
The manzanilla has not passed through the solera system and is possibly a little less fresh tasting than those that do. It is a very serious complex wine and is saline with notes of bitter almonds, camomile, iodone, citrics. The mouthfeel is wonderful and the after taste lingers for a very long time. It’s a wine that should always be accompanied by food, especially anything from the sea.\u00a0 I will definitely be buying more of this.<\/p>\n
The Vi\u00f1a Real is a classic wine and is quite often compared and contrasted with the Imperial Gran Reserva from the same winery (CVNE). The Vi\u00f1a Real comes in a burgundy bottle and the Imperial in a Bordeaux one. The Imperial tends to be the more structured of the two. 2001 was a great year in the Rioja and the Vi\u00f1a Real shows that. It’s got great sweet fruit with a complex backdrop of sp\u00ecce, toasted oak, orange peel and lots more. It’s got great acidity and the tannins are still not fully resolved. I think it will only get better and so will leave my other bottle for at least 5 years.<\/p>\n
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