The wine region of Sierra de Salamanca is located in the region of Castille-et-Léon of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cámbrico or the Domaine Cámbrico produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sierra de Salamanca are Tempranillo et Verdejo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sierra de Salamanca often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, earth or red fruit.
In the mouth of Sierra de Salamanca is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 13 estates and châteaux in the of Sierra de Salamanca, producing 40 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sierra de Salamanca go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
Of all the columns I’ve written this year, this one should have been the easiest to write: open my tasting notes file, sort by year 2021, sort by score, select the top ten highest scoring wines, copy and paste. Go to the pub. But it’s not that simple. Some wines are technically perfect and undeniably excellent, wines I respect greatly that deserve their high scores – but on a personal level, they leave me a little cold. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for Matt Walls’ top ...
The latest edition of Liv-ex Power 100, which lists the most powerful fine wine brands, shows that the period between October 2020 and September 2021 experienced a rebalancing of the market, with a number of classic labels returning to prominence. Château Lafite Rothschild re-entered the top 10, moving from 11th to 2nd place, while fellow First Growths Mouton-Rothschild and Margaux have also risen, to 6th and 10th place respectively. Petrus also re-entered the top 10, now at 7th place after a ye ...
Global demand for New Zealand wine saw exports rise by 9% to NZ$599m (£315m) in the first quarter of the new export year, to the end of September 2021, according to the latest data from New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW). A higher price per litre saw the average value of export wines rise by 4% for the three months, versus the same period of last year, but NZW also reiterated that managing tight supplies was a key challenge for wineries. ‘The ongoing demand for New Zealand wine has proven that the di ...
