{"id":1779,"date":"2024-01-21T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/?p=1779"},"modified":"2024-01-22T19:04:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T19:04:27","slug":"tasting-and-agm-january-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/tasting-and-agm-january-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasting and AGM January 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CBWS tasting with AGM held on Thursday 18th<\/sup> January at La Senia in Denia and attended by 46 members and guests<\/p>\n\n\n

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New President Neville welcomed members and guests to the evening and in particular to three new members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The format for the evening was to taste the favourite wines from 2023. The wines took us on a good tour of Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ceremonia monastrell blanc de noir 202, Vicent Gandia, Alicante \u20ac3.95<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This wine was tasted in November at Los Amigos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monastrell is known for fabulous rich red wines of alicante\/valencia this is a white from red grapes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delightful white, pale yellow, hints of green, aromas of tropical fruits, apricots, apple and pear, full mouth, pleasant aftertaste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pair with light seafood tapas or sun lounger by side of pool!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lowest scoring of tonight\u2019s wines, but one of cheapest wines of year \u20ac3.95 from Blasco Teulada – 78.1 points.\u00a0Favourite? our members bought out Blasco!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C<\/strong>osme Palacio blanc crianza 2017 \u20ac9.90<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

100% viura (macabeo) from Rioja  aged in oak barrels for 8 months. We tasted this wine in June at Puerto Blanco in Calpe <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straw yellow, clean and bright nose, intense and expressive, floral aromas and mineral notes, well structured, medium acidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pair with most fish dishes, chicken, cheese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scored 86.6 points available on line from Decantelo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capraisa Bobal 2021 from Utiel Requena , Bodega Vegafalo \u20ac16.50<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Jesus Pobre riurau tasting in September<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aged partly in amphora and partly in oak barrels. Bobal grape is our secret and is only grown in the Valencia region<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dark cherry colour intense aroma of ripe black fruits, meaty, medium bodied, full palate, fresh, tasty, fruity, persistent aftertaste<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pair with lamb, game, strong cheese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scored 85.4 points available from Celar de la Marina in Gata de Gorgos  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clunia Malbec 2019 from Castillo y Leon \u20ac20.22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From February tasting at Javea Golf Club <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excellent quality, aged 5 months in oak barrels<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deep cherry red with deep purple hues, intense aromas of black and red fruit, blackberries, blueberries, minerals, spices, pepper, toast, coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pair with steak or dark chocolate dessert<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scored 88 points available from Blasco Teulada \u20ac20.22 (This is a deeply discounted price)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nectar Pedro Jimenez from Gonzalo Byass in Jerez \u20ac9.50<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From November tasting at Los Amigos in Javea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas pudding in a glass, 9 years maturing in the solara system<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rich, lush,sweey, fruity, ebony colour, dried fruits, honey, toasted a dessert in itself<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pair with christmas pud, sweet dessert, dark chocolate mousse, sticky toffee pudding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scored 89.4 points available from blasco teulada \u20ac9.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neville rounded off the evening with a thanks to all the members for their support<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some pictures from the AGM held prior to the Tasting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Retiring President Tim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Presentations to retiring committee members<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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New President Neville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CBWS tasting with AGM held on Thursday 18th January at La Senia in Denia and attended by 46 members and guests New President Neville welcomed members and guests to the evening and in particular to three new members. The format for the evening was to taste the favourite wines from 2023. The wines took us on a good tour of Spain. Ceremonia monastrell blanc de noir 202, Vicent Gandia, Alicante \u20ac3.95 This wine was tasted in November at Los Amigos Monastrell is known for fabulous rich red wines of alicante\/valencia this is a white from red grapes Delightful white, pale yellow, hints of green, aromas of tropical fruits, apricots, apple and pear, full mouth, pleasant aftertaste. Pair with light seafood tapas or sun lounger by side of pool! Lowest scoring of tonight\u2019s wines, but one of cheapest wines of year \u20ac3.95 from Blasco Teulada – 78.1 points.\u00a0Favourite? our members bought out Blasco! Cosme Palacio blanc crianza 2017 \u20ac9.90 100% viura (macabeo) from Rioja  aged in oak barrels for 8 months. We tasted this wine in June at Puerto Blanco in Calpe  Straw yellow, clean and bright nose, intense and expressive, floral aromas and mineral notes, well structured, medium acidity. Pair with most fish dishes, chicken, cheese Scored 86.6 points available on line from Decantelo Capraisa Bobal 2021 from Utiel Requena , Bodega Vegafalo \u20ac16.50 From Jesus Pobre riurau tasting in September Aged partly in amphora and partly in oak barrels. Bobal grape is our secret and is only grown in the Valencia region Dark cherry colour intense aroma of ripe black fruits, meaty, medium bodied, full palate, fresh, tasty, fruity, persistent aftertaste Pair with lamb, game, strong cheese Scored 85.4 points available from Celar de la Marina in Gata de Gorgos   Clunia Malbec 2019 from Castillo y Leon \u20ac20.22 From February tasting at Javea Golf Club Excellent quality, aged 5 months in oak barrels Deep cherry red with deep purple hues, intense aromas of black and red fruit, blackberries, blueberries, minerals, spices, pepper, toast, coffee. Pair with steak or dark chocolate dessert Scored 88 points available from Blasco Teulada \u20ac20.22 (This is a deeply discounted price) Nectar Pedro Jimenez from Gonzalo Byass in Jerez \u20ac9.50 From November tasting at Los Amigos in Javea Christmas pudding in a glass, 9 years maturing in the solara system Rich, lush,sweey, fruity, ebony colour, dried fruits, honey, toasted a dessert in itself Pair with christmas pud, sweet dessert, dark chocolate mousse, sticky toffee pudding Scored 89.4 points available from blasco teulada \u20ac9.50 Neville rounded off the evening with a thanks to all the members for their support Some pictures from the AGM held prior to the Tasting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-posts","category-tastings-2024"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1779"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1789,"href":"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779\/revisions\/1789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}