The wine region of Liébana is located in the region of Cantabrie of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Picos de Cabariezo or the Domaine Picos de Cabariezo produce mainly wines red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Liébana are Mencia et Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Liébana often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
In the mouth of Liébana is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 4 estates and châteaux in the of Liébana, producing 7 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Liébana go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
Galicia is the wettest region in all of Spain with average rainfall starting from 800mm in the driest areas all the way up to 2,200mm for those along the Atlantic coast. Given this concern, fungal issues in the vineyards are quite common and viticulture has been adapted accordingly, for example with vines being trained to pergolas or by higher trellising which allows for good air circulation. In addition, the use of antifungal chemical treatments is widespread to contend with issues such as Esca ...
All 818 lots were sold in the auction, which saw Prince Robert of Luxembourg, chairman and CEO of Château Haut-Brion owner Domaine Clarence Dillon, open up his personal cellar to raise funds for the PolG Foundation. Featuring 4,200 bottles and covering Bordeaux wine royalty spanning more than a century of vintages, Sotheby’s said the auction ‘smashed’ its pre-sale high estimate of around $4m. Two 4.5-litre Jeroboams of Haut-Brion, one from the 1926 vintage and the other from 1 ...
Last year, there was much mirth on wine Twitter about a particularly excruciating tasting note. You’re right. The wine trade needs to get out more. But still… this one was a beauty. It began well enough – really quite beautiful, in fact. But before long the imaginative descriptions were getting more ornate and strained. It moved from poetic to meaningless before finishing with a reference to Burnt Norton – the first of TS Eliot’s Four Quartets – that put it firmly in Private Eye magazine’s ...
