WINE MERCHANT TASTING
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The wines
Paco & Lola 2018 (Val do Salnés)
edge. It reminds me ever so slightly of
Extended time on lees adds a richness
unripe bananas and there’s that little bit of
to counter the fresh acidity of this wine,
furriness from tannin.”
available in the UK though Matthew Clark.
Hannah Wilkins of Vineyards, Sherborne,
The modern packaging and uncomplicated
describes the wine, shipped by Peter Watts
style would make it a natural alternative
Wines, as “absolutely delicious”. Sadie
choice for Sauvignon Blanc fans, suggests
Wilkins adds: “I like the minerality. You
Kelli Coxhead of The Wine Shop in
have subtle stone fruit and a touch of floral
Winscombe, Somerset.
and it’s really nice and clean.”
Linar de Vides 2018
Terras Gauda 2019 (O Rosal)
“For an Albariño with this level of ambition,
varieties, notably Caiño Blanco, which
its goal is to be fresh and juicy,” says Simon
makes up 22% of the blend.
(Condado de Tea)
Woods. “It has what I’d call a bitter, pithy
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