Tasting Report December 2025
CBWS Tasting held on 11 December 2025 at A Bordo (Javea Yacht Club) attended by 62 members and 2 pending members. At one of our favourite venues, Neville and Sara presented the Annual President’s Gala Dinner and Tasting.The dress was formal but the atmosphere was fun and relaxed with table and individual games, competing for iconic prizes. Sara and Neville also presented each attendee with a special present marking the last Tasting of Neville’s Presidency. A great end to a highly successful CBWS year combining a diverse range of tastings with a growing and more diverse range of members.
| Wine 1 Name and Vintage | Vinyes del Terrer Blanc 2023 D.O. Catalunya. 100% Macabeo grapes, 13% alcohol |
| Price per bottle | € 5.34 |
| Wine 1 Description | A really exceptional value wine from one of our favourite wine producers, Eduard Morell based in Vila-seca Catalunya.The 50 year old vines are grown on the mineral rich lumaquela soils, just 2 kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea.It is light golden with green reflections. It has a complex aroma with notes of honey, tropical and citrus fruits. On the palate it is medium bodied (reflecting the 8 months of ageing on fine lees), flavours of lemon, honey, minerality and a saline touch. It has well balanced acidity and a smooth clean finish. |
| Wine 2 Name and Vintage | Abadal Picapoll 2023 D.O. Pla de Bages in Catalunya. 100% Picapoll grapes, 12.5% alcohol |
| Price per bottle | € 13.55 |
| Wine 2 Description | This is a highly unusual grape variety for Spain, more commonly seen in Southern France known as Picpoul de Pinet. It is from one of the lesser known wine regions of Spain with only 16 wineries, situated at 200 metres altitude, inland from Barcelona it has Mediterranean and continental climate influences with temperatures varying from -5C to 35C. The wine is pale yellow, the bouquet combines citrus, white fruit (pineapple and apricot) and floral notes from the forest environment (fennel, lavender and mint). the taste is fresh and light, combining the fruit and floral notes with pleasant acidity and a long refreshing aftertaste. |
| Wine 3 Name and Vintage | Mestizaje mustiguillo 2022 Vino de Pago, D.O. Utiel Requena. Principally Bobal grapes blended with Syrah and Garnacha. 14% alcohol. |
| Price per bottle | € 12.25 |
| Wine 3 Description | This wine is produced in Utiel from a single Pago de Vino plot, the Terrerazo, at 800 metres above sea level. Organic farming is used, grapes are manually selected and the different varieties are vinified separately. A cold maceration is followed by fermentation for 11 to 13 days. Malolactic fermentation takes place during 4 weeks in barrels followed by 10 months ageing in French oak.It has a cherry hue with hints of violet. It has an intense aroma with hints of red fruit, cherries/strawberries alongside black fruits/ blackberries with subtle spicy and mineral tones. On the palate it has a silky texture, fine tannins, fleshy dark fruit and hints of spice. A well balanced and integrated wine with a pleasant long finish. |
| Wine 4 Name and Vintage | Martue Syrah 2022 Vino de Pago Campo de la Guardia. 100% Syrah grapes. 13.5% alcohol |
| Price per bottle | € 13.87 |
| Wine 4 Description | Another of our favourite wine producers, Manuel Martue is based close to Toledo. Started in 1990, the vineyard now produces over 20,000 litres pa. My favourite is the Syrah which pairs well with meats and, surprisingly, dark chocolate. Following fermentation and 20 days of maceration to extract fruit flavours and rich colour it is aged for 18 months in French and American oak barrels.The colour is cherry with hints of violet. The aroma is complex and intense with black fruits (cherry/blackberry ) foremost, also spices, pepper and lavender. It has an elegant, well balanced and complex flavour with the fruits, acidity and smooth tannins combining to very good effect. It has a long smooth finish. This wine is quite young and should continue to improve over the next 3 to 5 years. |
| Wine 5 Name & Vintage | Bobal dulce 2024 from Vicente Gandia in D.O. Utiel Requena. 100% bobal grapes. 11.5% alcohol. |
| Price per bottle | €11.50 per 500cl bottle |
| Wine 5 Description | This is a delightful sweet rosado, from the 800 metre high vineyards of Utiel Requena. The whole production process is designed to preserve the fresh fruit flavours. The grapes are handpicked in small baskets and immediately placed in cold rooms. After reaching the correct temperature they are gently pressed, extracting the super concentrated free run juice.The must is fermented very slowly in cool stainless steel tanks.It has a pale pink colour with salmon shades. Aromas are of concentrated strawberry together with apple, citrus and floral. In the mouth it has full concentrated fruit flavours with a great balance between natural sugars and fresh acidity, |
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