Spanish Riojas

Spanish Riojas

March 2007

HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO THE WINE CLUB!!!

Thank you so much Susan and Aaron for "pinch hitting" for our scheduled
"runner... Cindy - hope you are feeling better and wish you the best....you
poor thing! Thank goodness it was not any of our cooking...

Bruno was the most wonderful host and a special thanks to B for convincing
Alex (aka DJ Schenkalicious) that we need another pup!

So, here are the wine's from tonight which did remarkably well across the
board - go Spanish Riojas! (these are in order of serving, not preference
but A was the best if I do say so myself!)

A - Lan, Crianza 2003 ($11 Harris Teeter)

B - Cune, Crianza 2003 ($12 Total Wine)

C - Castillo Labastida, Reserva 1999 ($20 Wine Merchants Gourmet)

D - Castillo D Clavijo, Crianza 2003 ($9 Total Wine)

E - Castillo Labastida, 2002 ($14 Wine Merchants Gourmet)

F - Berberana Marino Tinto, [year unknown] ($6 Total Wine)

NON-RIOJA/SPAIN ALERT: G - Jacob's Creek, Reserve, 2002 CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
South Australia ($11)

There was not a resounding favorite amongst the group but A, D and E all
seemed to be highly requested for seconds after the initial tasting round
and were gone at the end of the evening. The last remaining... F... poor F.

Date: March 2007