For the past 16 years, my newspaper, El Mundo, and its wine web site, elmundovino, have been giving 'wine of the year' awards to three Spanish wines released during the past 12 months (one red, one white, one 'other', i.e. either fortified or bubbly or sweet), plus 12 honorable mentions. Since it's put out by a highly unreliable one-person jury and it doesn't try to point out necessarily the 'best' wines but those which stand out for their personality or QPR or research of terroir expressions, it turns out to be very idiosyncratic. Then again, it's no better or worse than many other such lists, so I'll publicize it anyhow
Our three wines of the year 2009 are Marqus de Riscal 150 Aniversario Gran Reserva 2001 Herederos del Marqus de Riscal (DOC Rioja), Seleccin de Aada 2004 Pazo de Seorans (DO Ras Baixas) and La Bota de Palo Cortado n 17 Bota Punta Equipo Navazos (DO Jerez y Manzanilla de Sanlcar).
Our 12 honorable mentions go to Alin 2005 Bodegas Alin (DO Ribera del Duero), El Fin del Mundo 2007 Jimnez-Landi (DO Mntrida), Finca La Colina Verdejo Cien x Cien 2008 Vinos Sanz (DO Rueda), Goliardo Espadeiro 2007 Forjas del Salns (DO Ras Baixas), La Creu Alta 2006 Mas Alta (DOC Priorat), Les Tosses 2006 Terroir al Limit (DOC Priorat), Oloroso 1905 Solera Fundacional Prez Barquero (DO Montilla-Moriles), Pazo Pieiro de Lusco 2006 Pazos de Lusco (DO Ras Baixas), P. de Maria 2007 Maci Batle (DO Binissalem), Sameirs 2008 Antonio Cajide Guln (DO Ribeiro), Via al Lado de la Casa 2007 Castao (DO Yecla) and Via Tondonia Gran Reserva 1991 R. Lpez de Heredia-Via Tondonia, DOC Rioja.
In Spanish, details of these choices and a history of the awards here:
Our three wines of the year 2009 are Marqus de Riscal 150 Aniversario Gran Reserva 2001 Herederos del Marqus de Riscal (DOC Rioja), Seleccin de Aada 2004 Pazo de Seorans (DO Ras Baixas) and La Bota de Palo Cortado n 17 Bota Punta Equipo Navazos (DO Jerez y Manzanilla de Sanlcar).
Our 12 honorable mentions go to Alin 2005 Bodegas Alin (DO Ribera del Duero), El Fin del Mundo 2007 Jimnez-Landi (DO Mntrida), Finca La Colina Verdejo Cien x Cien 2008 Vinos Sanz (DO Rueda), Goliardo Espadeiro 2007 Forjas del Salns (DO Ras Baixas), La Creu Alta 2006 Mas Alta (DOC Priorat), Les Tosses 2006 Terroir al Limit (DOC Priorat), Oloroso 1905 Solera Fundacional Prez Barquero (DO Montilla-Moriles), Pazo Pieiro de Lusco 2006 Pazos de Lusco (DO Ras Baixas), P. de Maria 2007 Maci Batle (DO Binissalem), Sameirs 2008 Antonio Cajide Guln (DO Ribeiro), Via al Lado de la Casa 2007 Castao (DO Yecla) and Via Tondonia Gran Reserva 1991 R. Lpez de Heredia-Via Tondonia, DOC Rioja.
In Spanish, details of these choices and a history of the awards here:
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