Category Archives: Spain

2013 Elefante Blanco

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Jeremy Pringle

A blend of 50% Macabeo, 40% Verdejo and 10% Sauvignon Blanc. Around the medium-bodied mark. Fourth Wave Wine. Stonefruit, apple blossom, pears, sea spray, shells and freshly cut lemons. Good form, flow and length and it doesn’t lack intensity either. … Continue reading →

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2012 Marques de Tezona Tinto Tempranillo

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Jeremy Pringle

It’s imports like these that make life very difficult for Australian producers attempting to sell red wine between the ten and twenty dollar mark. Fourth Wave Wine bring it in. Blood, earth, iron, spice, aniseedy herbs and red berried fruit. … Continue reading →

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2012 Elefante Garnacha

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Jeremy Pringle

Less expensive and more impressive than the La Senda Tempranillo when tasted together. Imported by Fourth Wave Wines. Red fruited. Raspberries and cherries. Dried herbs, paprika, aniseed and a suggestion of orange peel. Spicy with a nice set of clumping … Continue reading →

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2011 Elefante La Senda Tempranillo

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Jeremy Pringle

A blend of declassified fruit from Rioja. 95% Tempranillo and 5% Garnacha. Imported by Fourth Wave Wines. I struggled with it and will be interested to see how it is viewed by others. During my tasting it seemed to lack … Continue reading →

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2012 Vela Rias Baixas Albariño

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Well, it ain’t no Savagnin… Lower yields in 2012. Not necessarily a bad thing in Rias Baixas. No malolactic fermentation was allowed, presumably to maintain acidity. Six months on lees. Imported by Fourth Wave Wine. Smells and tastes of apple, … Continue reading →

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2011 Caló Rioja Tempranillo

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

These Tempranillos were tasted single blind over the course of a day. The Caló came out on top. Half of it spends three months in seasoned American and French oak while the other 50% is matured in one year old 225 … Continue reading →

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2012 Avaniel Ribera Del Duero Tempranillo

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

A quick Google search tells me grapes are sourced from young Tempranillo vines between six and ten years of age. Simple, fruit driven mode of wine. Imported by Beaune & Beyond. Concentrated black and purple berry fruits with hints of … Continue reading →

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2010 El Wanderer Alt Emporda Carinyena

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Carinyena is the local Catalan word for Carignan. The first El Wanderer Alt Emporda Carinyena came from the 2008 vintage. The grapes are sourced from vines over a century old and located in the far north-eastern corner of Spain. The … Continue reading →

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2006 Viña Muriel Reserva

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

These Bodegas Muriel wines are brought into Australia by Fourth Wave Wine. Nicholas Crampton and co. seem to have a happy knack for finding bargains at many different price points. From the same area as the 2004 Gran Reserva reviewed previously. As it’s “only” Reserva, laws … Continue reading →

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2011 Marques de Tezona Shiraz

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

The least impressive of the Marques de Tezona wines I’ve tasted revently but if you factor in the price it’s hardly a poor proposition….or a bad wine. Contains 10% Tempranillo and 5% Grenache Sweetly spiced, dilute black and red fruits … Continue reading →

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