Fedellos Do Couto
Bastarda Merenzao
Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain
Another year, another banging Bastarda! A true red wine kabinett. Light-footed, complex, and super energetic. The nose was so floral and spicy. I got notes of roses, pepper, curry leaves, cloves, sour cherries, and hints of balasmic character. The palate was like drinking salty pomegranate and cherry juice, with hints of dried herbs. Super light, yet intense. Finishes very chalky and long. I love this wine a lot, but there were others on the table that laughed at it. One for the enthusiasts. Their loss, my win. Haha.
Another year, another banging Bastarda! A true red wine kabinett. Light-footed, complex, and super energetic. The nose was so floral and spicy. I got notes of roses, pepper, curry leaves, cloves, sour cherries, and hints of balasmic character. The palate was like drinking salty pomegranate and cherry juice, with hints of dried herbs. Super light, yet intense. Finishes very chalky and long. I love this wine a lot, but there were others on the table that laughed at it. One for the enthusiasts. Their loss, my win. Haha.
Sep 1st, 2024Red kabi energy! Love it. My WOTN.
A little different from my last bottle (more flinty reduction), but notes still hold true in general.
Red kabi energy! Love it. My WOTN.
A little different from my last bottle (more flinty reduction), but notes still hold true in general.
High elevation Spanish Trousseau. What?! Oh man, was it good! Delicate and ethereal, but packed with flavour. The nose was so floral, with lifted red fruits and peppery notes. Oozes energy on the palate - cranberries, sour cherries, dried herbs, and mouthwatering salinity. Impossible to stop drinking once you get started. At 12% abv, this is a true "red kabi" and wine for one.
High elevation Spanish Trousseau. What?! Oh man, was it good! Delicate and ethereal, but packed with flavour. The nose was so floral, with lifted red fruits and peppery notes. Oozes energy on the palate - cranberries, sour cherries, dried herbs, and mouthwatering salinity. Impossible to stop drinking once you get started. At 12% abv, this is a true "red kabi" and wine for one.
Feb 10th, 2022
Kodynga, grispiss, krut, torkat läder, röda bär, färska örter. Betydligt mer nedtonad i munnen än på näsan.
Kodynga, grispiss, krut, torkat läder, röda bär, färska örter. Betydligt mer nedtonad i munnen än på näsan.
Nov 24th, 2018Licorice but like the good kind and also made of berries
Licorice but like the good kind and also made of berries
May 7th, 2018Fantastic sappier rendition of Trousseau that really impresses with its light body; pepper, lots of powdered dry green stemminess on the nose. Stemminess, fresh fruit and tannin that carries you along like a feather. Really like this. The somm at Meson do Campo in Villalba lit up with joy when I picked it off his list. "This is the single greatest red on my list that I recommend". What's great is leveraging this in a heavy meal with a buttery steak, and finding respite from the inevitable heaviness. So refreshing to taste a wine from Spain that's light bodied and free of oak--even if certain Mencia growers in Ribeira Sacra and some Penedès reds do it reasonably often.
Fantastic sappier rendition of Trousseau that really impresses with its light body; pepper, lots of powdered dry green stemminess on the nose. Stemminess, fresh fruit and tannin that carries you along like a feather. Really like this. The somm at Meson do Campo in Villalba lit up with joy when I picked it off his list. "This is the single greatest red on my list that I recommend". What's great is leveraging this in a heavy meal with a buttery steak, and finding respite from the inevitable heaviness. So refreshing to taste a wine from Spain that's light bodied and free of oak--even if certain Mencia growers in Ribeira Sacra and some Penedès reds do it reasonably often.
5 people found it helpfulOct 1st, 2016
Clean bottle, super tasty
Clean bottle, super tasty
1 person found it helpfulJul 27th, 2020Vila. Cata Tintos de Galicia. 29,65
14.05.18
Vila. Cata Tintos de Galicia. 29,65
14.05.18
Founder Sandhi Wines & Domaine de la Côte, Evening Lands Vineyards, Seven Springs & Maison l'Oree
Spanish Trousseau!
Spanish Trousseau!
1 person found it helpfulJan 28th, 2016
👃🏻 buena potencia, ciruela negra, notas vegetales, pimienta, caldo de carne 👄 buena entrada, fresco , fino y ágil. Agradable y equilibrado. 👁 capa y densidad muy baja
👃🏻 buena potencia, ciruela negra, notas vegetales, pimienta, caldo de carne 👄 buena entrada, fresco , fino y ágil. Agradable y equilibrado. 👁 capa y densidad muy baja
Jan 22nd, 2017