Both Castillo de Viñas and Terroirs of Spain wowed the critics at JamesSuckling.com in their first assessments. Nine out of the 12 wines reviewed received 90 point scores or better: Castillo de Vinas with three out of four, and Terroirs of Spain with six out of eight....
The Terroirs of Alodio Ribeira Sacra Mencía 2017 is a distinctive, Mencía-based red. It features small amounts of the grapes Brancellao, which adds bergamot and orange peel nuances,and Merenzao, which adds forest floor and porcini mushroom notes. The grapes are...
The 36th Edition of the Wine Fair of Amandi, 2016, has just given Carlos Diaz’s small family winery the Best Winery award of the fair. The fair is a wine and cultural event celebrating the local wineries in the highly prestigious Amandi sub-zone of the Ribeira...
The 2013 Castro de Lobarzán “IS” Mencía Red is a silky and beautifully integrated expression of Monterrei terroir and indigenous red grapes, deftly aged in barrel. The Mencía-based blend includes scarce grapes Araúxa and Bastardo, a grape which Castro de Lobarzán has...
Castro de Lobarzán is a small family winery built out of the grit, sand and soil of their vineyards in the village of Villaza in the Monterrei appellation in Galicia, in the northwest corner of Spain. The grapes that go into their wines are 100% estate grown and it is...
