RSS FeedI try not to be a slave to points ratings, there are so many other factors that are crucial to how much you enjoy a wine — not least who you’re drinking it with. But I just came across the list of the 17 Denominación de Origen Valencia wines that have been top-rated by the latest (2010, published in October 2009) edition of Spain’s most influential wine guide, the Guía Peñín.
For the record, here are the seventeen, plus prices, mainly from Alforins.com:
El Angosto 2007 tinto (92 points, 6.40EUR) Bodega El Angosto
El Angosto Viña Los Almendros tinto (92 points, 10.40EUR) Bodega El Angosto
Pasamonte 2008 blanco (91 points, 6.50Eur) Vegalfaro
Pasamonte 2006 tinto (91 points, 10.90EUR) Vegalfaro
Ca’ Belda 2006 tinto (91 points, 18.95EUR) Daniel Belda
Venta del Puerto No. 12 tinto (91 points, 9.50EUR) La Viña
Sueño de Megala 2005 tinto (91 points, 22.40EUR) Bodegas Enguera
MOMA 2006 tinto (91 points, 16.30EUR) Bodegas Los Frailes
Murviedro Expresión tinto 2006 (91 points, 34.65EUR) Bodegas Murviedro
Les Alcusses tinto 2006 (91 points, 8.90EUR) Celler del Roure
Maduresa tinto 2006 (91 points, 15.95EUR) Celler del Roure
Cambra 2 tinto 2007 (91 points, 7.80EUR) Bodegas Rafael Cambra
Pasamonte tinto 2005 (90 points, 10.90) Vegalfaro
Megala 2007 tinto (90 points, 9.60EUR) Bodegas Enguera
Aculius 2007 tinto (90 points, 9.50EUR) La Casa de las Vides
Heretat de Taverners Graciano tinto 2005 (90 points, 11.25EUR) Heretat de Taverners
Trilogía 2006 tinto (90 points, 9.90EUR) Bodegas Los Frailes
Congratulations to Oscar Priego, the young winemaker at El Angosto. He’s a good guy, and he loves to talk, so this is something that he can really talk about. And to the other bodegas. Why not try a few and see if you agree with the ratings or not?
