Bodegas Perez Barquero 'Gran Barquero' Fino, Montilla-Moriles, Spain NV 375ml Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande red currant and citrus

red currant and citrus

The SLO Jams is 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Marsanne from Destiny Ridge Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA of Washington

This 'other' Lascombes has more charm

balanced Côtes du Rhône

It seems to have more stuffing than the 2007

Bodegas Perez Barquero 'Gran Barquero' Fino, Montilla-Moriles, Spain NV 375ml Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande red currant and citrusThe NV Fino Gran Barquero is aged 8 10 years under flor, pushing the limits of biological aging, which gives it a different profile: It is a big step up in quality, but it would probably be better with less filtration. It has a fresh, flowery nose hinting at some citric and even tropical fruits intermixed with the dry hay, straw, yeasty and chalky notes. It has the profile of a serious, first class Fino that shows in a clean, pungent, balanced palate,