Well, I didn't comment because I have come across a Manso de Zúñiga wine maybe once in my life: clean, honest, unspoofed, if I recall properly. See, this is a small winery which, like some others in the André Tamers portfolio (Ribeira Sacra's D. Ventura, notably), practically exports 100% of its production and doesn't sell in Spain. To tell you the truth, I find those wineries a little annoying and with an element of artificiality: if you're Italian, you should sell some wine in Italy; if you're Spanish, sell some in Spain. This 'made for export' tag irks me.
Re Remelluri: I am referring specifically to the 2006 as lean, or even hollow. This is, to me, a problem derived from the vintage - not a house characteristic.
.sasha: I don't particularly care for CVNE below the Reserva level, and I'm only really interested in Gran Reserva. These days, Viña Real is made in a different winery (in Rioja Alavesa), where its vineyards are located, Imperial in the old Rioja Alta facility. But at Gran Reserva level they are both true to their roots.
Re Remelluri: I am referring specifically to the 2006 as lean, or even hollow. This is, to me, a problem derived from the vintage - not a house characteristic.
.sasha: I don't particularly care for CVNE below the Reserva level, and I'm only really interested in Gran Reserva. These days, Viña Real is made in a different winery (in Rioja Alavesa), where its vineyards are located, Imperial in the old Rioja Alta facility. But at Gran Reserva level they are both true to their roots.