Once again we had Pippa Hayward presenting, this time WInes of Catalonia, Spain. All wines easily available from The Wine Society (TWS) or Lea and Sandemans, a small chain in SW London. A good range of price points from the affordable to the high end, special occasion wines. Catalonia, and Spanish wine in general is moving back towards more traditional, historic native varieties. The reds also demonstrated the reality of changing wine strength with 2 at 15% ! This is a combination of climate change and better growing and vinification.
For me, there were 3 standouts – The sparkling Corpinnat Gran Reserva, The Costers del sagre and the 3 Fincas. All excellent VFM, in fact I have just bought a half case of the 3 fincas. The 3 Priorats at the end were all superb, only you can decide to afford them or not
The one wine I was not so keen on was the Autocon Blanc, a very powerful white, but it might be exactly your thing..
One fizz, 3 whites, 4 reds.
Corpinnat Juvé & Camps Gran Reserva 2022. Xarel-lo. 12.0%. £13.95, TWS
Écologico Bodegaverde de San Valero 2024. Macabeo. 11.5%. £11.95 Lea & Sandemans (SW London)
Costers del Segre : Tomas Cuisine Auzells Blanco 2025. blend including Macabeo, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Albariño, and Riesling. 13%. £13.95 TWS
Acustic Celler Autocton Blanc, Montsant 2024. Garnacha blanca, Macabeo,Xarel·lo, Garnacha Roja. 13.5%. £19.95. Lea & Sandemans
Perelada 3 Fincas, Empordá 2021 blend (Cabernet Sauvignon +). 13.5%. £11.95 TWS
Giné Giné. Buil y Gine, Priorat 2021. Garnacha and Cariñena. 15.0%. £23.50 TWS/Waitrose
Acustic Celler Vinyes Velles Nobles Montsant 2021. Garnacha and Cariñena. 15.0% £20.50. Lea & Sandemans
Scala Dei Priorat 2022. Garnacha + others. 14.0%. £26.00 Waitrose
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