Contador 2008, taste to believe
A cherry-coloured wine with notes of truffle and ripe red fruit in the aroma, with a balsamic and spicy touch. It is dense and silky on the palate. A long finish that lasts. And lasts, even in your memory. The genius of Benjamín Romeo is the only one to have convinced both José Peñín and Robert Parker, who after every visit by Jay Miller gives it a hundred points. For the latter, "words hardly do justice to the unique qualities of these wines… you have to taste them to believe them ".
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La Faraona 2007, half a hectare of glory
Álvaro Palacios and Ricardo Pérez have succeeded in their definitive acclimatisation to El Bierzo region. Made from a hundred percent Mencía grapes grown on a plot of barely half a hectare, it astonishes us with its balsamic fragrance with notes of truffle and black fruit.
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Pingus 2008, waiting for Parker
While not as rounded as the 2004 vintage, Peter Sisseck has again succeeded in making an almost perfect wine. It is not for nothing that he signs it with his nickname. The Dane has grown roots next to the river Duero to achieve a red with incredible persistence. His secret: the vines.
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4.- Artadi Viña el Pisón 2008, magic and spirit
Seventy-year-old vines that are also waiting for Robert Parker to see if he repeats the hundred points from his last visit. A strong wine thanks to its enveloping, dazzling and evocative flavour. A gift to wine lovers from López de la Calle.
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5.- Vega Sicilia Reserva Especial, beyond fashion
Almost a hundred years of placing its wines among the best. The mixture of three vintages, in this case '91, '94 and '98, allows this Special Reserve to continue in the firm's classic style: a mature, velvety red that does honour its fame.
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6.- Pesus 2007, a deserving heir
One of the favourites of David Seijas, sommelier at ElBulli. Jesús, the only one remaining of the Sastre Brothers who give their name to the winery, again features on the list with a wine combining excellent stock with a great deal of savoir-faire, like his precursors.
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7.- Clos Erasmus 2008, fruity breeze
The Clos i Terrasses winery grows the grapes for this wine on terraces of Greek origin hidden somewhere in the Priorat. Hidden, of course, until the beam of fame came to shine on them. Deservedly so, thanks to its overwhelmingly fruity flavour and the high complexity of its preceding aromas.
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8.- Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 2001, rooted in classicism
Selected from the best of the Ygay vineyards and from vintages classified as excellent, the Tempranillo grapes with a touch of Mazuelo (7%) give this wine its classic silky flavour, but with the added character developed after thirty months of cask ageing.
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9.- Cantos del Diablo 2008, not suitable for all ears
It has taken the Jiménez-Landi winery barely five years to make its vines heard above the unequal din of the DO Méntrida wines. A melody with Garnacha grape playing the soloist's part, aromas of red fruits, of woodland and earth, producing a delicious stridency.
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10.- Resalte de Peñafiel Crianza 2005, value and price
Nuances of rose and strawberry. The favourite of The Wine Spectator, which puts it among the thirty best in the world in a ranking where price also counts. A Gold Bacchus and other commendations, yet within the reach of any pocket.
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