Posts,  Tastings 2026

Tasting Report January 2026

23rd January 2026 /

CBWS AGM & January tasting held on 19/01/26 at Les Rotes, Denia

and attended by 56 members and guests. As usual for our first tasting of a new year it was a look back at our highest scoring wines of 2025. We did not score the wines this time. It was a very good tasting. All the wines were excellent, and the food was also of a very high quality. A good evening was had by all.

Wine 1 Name and VintageGotas de Mar 2024. 100% Godello from DO Ribeiro, Hammeken Cellars
Price per bottle€11.69
Wine 1 DescriptionThe vines are 15 -25 year old and the grapes are picked early in the mornings. This wine is aged for 8 months in new French Oak barrels It is a pale lemon colour with Intense aromas of pear, yellow stone fruits, freshly baked bread and a hint of
fresh sea breeze. It tastes of fresh exotic fruits, such as papaya, vanilla, toasted oaks and stony minerals with a prominent acidity. We tasted this wine in March 2025. Penin: 89
Wine 2 Name and VintageMirada Rosé 2024 VDT Castilla, Hammeken Cellars 100% Bobal
Price per bottle€7.25
Wine 2 DescriptionIt is an organic wine, from 15 year old vines, grown at an altitude of 600-800m. Harvested in the early morning and aged in stainless steel. It is a pale pink, with aromas of strawberry, citrus and rose petals. It has an agreeable acidic finish with a touch of minerality. We tasted this in March 2025.
Penin: 90
Wine 3 Name and VintagePor Ti, Monastrell, Cabernet Sauvignon from Bodega Luzon in Jumilla DO
Price per bottle€22.70
Wine 3 DescriptionThis is a rich full-bodied red with cherry red with a garnet rim. Fruit on the nose, with aromas of ripe red fruit, spices – cocoa, liquorice, pepper and earthy hints of dried herbs, toasted oak and coffee. It has a taste of jammy dark fruits, sweet spices and chocolate. We tasted this in September 2025
Penin: 93
Wine 4 Name and VintageEl Primer Paso, 100% tinta de toro from Bodega Dominio del Bendito in the DO of Toro
Price per bottle€12.10
Wine 4 DescriptionIt is made tinta de toro which is a smaller type of tempranillo grape. These grapes are picked by hand from the Jara and Valdefinjas vineyards at an altitude of 720m. The vines are between 15 and 45
years old. It is aged for over 6 months in a combination of American and French oak barrels. The wine is a deep purple colour with hints of
violet. It has aromas of blueberries and blackberries with toasted notes of coffee, cocoa and liquorice. We tasted this in February. Penin: 92.
Wine 5 Name and VintageLas Ocho, Pago Chozas de Carrascal in DO of Valencia
Price per bottle€30
Wine 5 DescriptionIt is a blend of eight grapes Monastrell, Bobal, Garnacha Tinta, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Tempranillo. We
tasted this in October 2025. Intense ruby red with aromas of a mix of ripe fruit, balsamic notes, toasted oak, including hints of coffee, vanilla, and
chocolate are common. Taste is powerful and meaty with a robust structure. The wine is balanced with mature, round tannins that provide a smooth, lingering finish. Aged 14 months in French oak barrels followed by 12 months in the bottle.
Penin 94-95

More photos are available in our Photo Gallery