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Tea anyone? 5 stars for Sed de Cana 2005

Nov 05, 2008 Tags:

Among many interesting flavour descriptions of the stunning Sed de Cana was 'tea leaf' as well as 'chocolate' recently in a Ribera del Duero tasting at Decanter magazine.

An illustrious Decanter judging panel have awarded Sed de Cana 2005 5 stars in the November issue and this impressive top Ribera has also been admitted to the Wines of the Year December Edition. A great acheivement for this still young operation. Bodegas y Vinedos del Jaro produce Sed de Cana (thirst of Canaan) in tiny quantities. 2,000 bottles come from vineyards making up one small corner of the Estates top vineyards.

Everything here is manually harvested and hand crafted. The wine itself never touched stainless steel and is fermented in barrels. Amy Hopkinson on the judging panel commented: 'Smoky oak with tea leaf and chocolate. Fresh, mineral acidity, balanced with brambly red fruit and well-handled and well integrated oak.From 2009"

The 2005 vintage is available now. If you don't want to wait until 2009 and there is no reason why you have to, you can also order the equally impressive 2004 vintage of which some limited stocks still remain.

Penley Estate- the accolades keep coming

Nov 04, 2008 Tags:

Penley's latest vintages have begun their rise to fame with the first of the wine show results and some impressive international ratings.

First off, the Penley Phoenix Cabernet 2006 in addition to a Silver in the London International Wine Challenge has recieved 91 points (Robert Parker), 90 points (Harvey Steiman), 90 points - Tanzer and a whopping 93 points from Nick Stock making it the Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide Best Value Red. As Nick says: "Kym Tolley consistently makes a great wine under this Poenix label. Rich Cabernet aromas, regal and defined, have the full array of berries, leaves and mint, with fragrant French oak lifting the purple florals". John Fordham in the Sunday Telegraph 25th May 2008 comments: "Rich, full bodied and elegant - a benchmark bottling.

The 2006 is now available to order.

The 2004 Reserve Cabernet continued its success with 91 points in Februarys Wine Enthusiast, on the back of 1 gold, 7 silver, 9 bronze and an incredible 8 ratings of 90+ points.

Limited stocks of the 2004 remain.

Spanish diversity explored in Malta

Nov 04, 2008 Tags:

Carlos Read was explaining the diversity of Spanish Wines to appreciative audiences in Malta this month, with Tony De Bono of Carnaby Wines - the leading Spanish wine importer in Malta, who have been working with Moreno Wines for 10 years. '118' Wines were also hosting the tasting with Carnaby. A masterclass was presented by Carlos in the Grand Hotel Excelsior and he was also on hand at a tasting in the the Xara Palace, another of Maltas top hotels. Carlos plays a crucial role in sourcing much of Moreno's highly acclaimed Spanish portfolio as well as finding time to contribute to leading wine publications.

Dates for your Diary 2009

Oct 28, 2008 Tags:

Tastings Update - Moreno Wines will be exhibiting at the following tastings in 2009 (more to follow):

WINE+ 2009, 3-4 FEBRUARY, OLYMPIA LONDON

Stand No. 733

WINE+ is a two day on-trade wine event which showcases quality wines from leading wholesalers, distributors and importers to develop business opportunities. Moreno Wines will be showing a large range of wines specifically tailored to on trade customers needs.

To register please www.wineplus.co.uk

SITT 2009

Manchester 23rd February 2009
London 25th February 2009

SITT puts some of the UK's leading specialist importers under one roof, so that when you visit SITT, whether you are a journalist or a buyer, you will definitely come away with new contacts that are totally relevant to your business. SITT was set up to show the passion and diversity of the wine trade. Within the UK, we are blessed with the most varied and exciting wine trade in the world, but one which is polarising more and more. Moreno Wines will be showing a great selection of wines cheifly bit not only from Spain.

To regsiter please visit http://www.sittastings.org.

de 2 Mencia gets 5 star treatment in Germany

Oct 23, 2008 Tags:

One of the worlds best and well-known international hotels has selected de 2 Mencia for its wine list. This D.O Bierzo (Castilla y Leon) wine is a young red made from 100% Mencia from 2007’s vintage.
Called de 2, from Mencías De Dos S.L winery, it was created by the talented Spanish winemaker Ricardo Sanz. It was awarded the Gold Medal recently by the II Concurso de Vinos del Noroeste competition. A challenging competition where nearly 200 wine cellars from Castilla y Leon, Galicia, Asturias and the North of Portugal participate.
de 2 presents an intense lively plum/purple colour and displays a great varietal character of this grape which is gaining recognition across Europe. de 2 has been selected by the Caliga restaurant in the Intercontinental Hotel (*****+) of Dusseldorf. A restaurant that, is apparently known to serve “the sexiest food in the city”, and attracts a wide following of fine cuisine devotees.
“Liver’s goose cake with a green almond brioche” is one of the matched menu options to enjoy de 2’s wine with.

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