{"id":4155,"date":"2026-03-20T12:24:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/?p=4155"},"modified":"2026-03-21T10:22:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T10:22:54","slug":"tasting-report-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/tasting-report-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasting Report March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Exploring Garnacha hosted by Joan and Fergus Fitzpatrick.&nbsp; The idea behind the evening was to explore the Garnacha grape across the spectrum of Blanco, Rosado and Tinto with expressions of the grape from different regions of Spain.  The tasting was held at the Javea Golf Club and attended by 56 members and guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260314_163631-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260314_163631-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260314_163631-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260314_163631-768x1020.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260314_163457-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Wine 1 Name and Vintage<\/strong><\/td><td><br><strong>Nomes Garnatxa Blanca, D.O. Emporda 2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Price per bottle<\/td><td>\u20ac11.05<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wine 1 Description<\/td><td>Pale yellow with some green reflections. In the nose it reminds of fresh fruits and displays some fine spicy notes. In the mouth it is well-balanced, fresh, enveloping. This is a complex, long-lasting wine, nice, with a marked varietal personality.<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wine 2 Name and Vintage<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Campillo Rosado, Rioja Alavesa, 2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Price per bottle<\/td><td>\u20ac8.75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wine 2 Description<\/td><td>This is clean, bright, pretty pale pink salmon. It has a very intense, fruity character with pleasant floral notes. Delicate, fine, very subtle aromas of redcurrants and lilacs. In the background, notes of tropical fruit.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wine 3 Name and Vintage<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Pegaso Zeta, Sierra de Gredos, 2022<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Price per bottle<\/td><td>\u20ac18.31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wine 3 Description<\/td><td>This wine is by the internationally renowned winemaker Telmo Rodriguez.&nbsp; This is their most delicate and accessible wine from Sierra de Gredos.&nbsp; Made with a blend of organic, estate-owned vineyards alongside grapes sourced from their long term partners. The wines here are remarkably light in colour, intensely aromatic (floral, red fruit, dry herbs), medium bodied and defined by a striking freshness and purity.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wine 4 Name and Vintage<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>BLANEO GARNACHA, Pagos de Araiz, Navarra, 2022<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Price per bottle<\/td><td>\u20ac14.50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wine 4 Description<\/td><td>APPEARANCE: Medium-bodied cherry red color with purple highlights that denote its youth.<br><br>NOSE: Floral aromas of lilac, fruity aromas of cherry and orange, clean and intense.<br><br>PALATE: balanced and long, with clean fruit and a silky finish.<br>Limited edition: Less than 5,000 bottles produced<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wine 5 Name and Vintage<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Fagus de Coto de Hayas, Bodegas Aragonesas, 2022,Campo de Borja\u2002<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Price per bottle<\/td><td>\u20ac18.95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wine 5 Description<\/td><td>Colour.- Intense cherry red color with ruby \u200b\u200bhues. Very clean and brilliant.<br>Aroma.- Powerful but elegant aroma with very ripe red fruit qualities, with spicy and vanilla notes afforded by the \u201ccrianza\u201d in French oak casks.<br>Palate.- Perfectly balanced with a good volume, on the palate its generous, harmonious and sumptuous, filled with red fruits and soft, sweet tannins from the French oak barrels.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos are available in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.costablancawinesociety.com\/CBWS\/gallery\/\">Photo Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploring Garnacha hosted by Joan and Fergus Fitzpatrick.&nbsp; The idea behind the evening was to explore the Garnacha grape across the spectrum of Blanco, Rosado and Tinto with expressions of the grape from different regions of Spain. The tasting was held at the Javea Golf Club and attended by 56 members and guests. Wine 1 Name and Vintage Nomes Garnatxa Blanca, D.O. Emporda 2024 Price per bottle \u20ac11.05 Wine 1 Description Pale yellow with some green reflections. In the nose it reminds of fresh fruits and displays some fine spicy notes. In the mouth it is well-balanced, fresh, enveloping. This is a complex, long-lasting wine, nice, with a marked varietal personality. Wine 2 Name and Vintage Campillo Rosado, Rioja Alavesa, 2024 Price per bottle \u20ac8.75 Wine 2 Description This is clean, bright, pretty pale pink salmon. It has a very intense, fruity character with pleasant floral notes. Delicate, fine, very subtle aromas of redcurrants and lilacs. In the background, notes of tropical fruit. Wine 3 Name and Vintage Pegaso Zeta, Sierra de Gredos, 2022 Price per bottle \u20ac18.31 Wine 3 Description This wine is by the internationally renowned winemaker Telmo Rodriguez.&nbsp; This is their most delicate and accessible wine from Sierra de Gredos.&nbsp; Made with a blend of organic, estate-owned vineyards alongside grapes sourced from their long term partners. The wines here are remarkably light in colour, intensely aromatic (floral, red fruit, dry herbs), medium bodied and defined by a striking freshness and purity. Wine 4 Name and Vintage BLANEO GARNACHA, Pagos de Araiz, Navarra, 2022 Price per bottle \u20ac14.50 Wine 4 Description APPEARANCE: Medium-bodied cherry red color with purple highlights that denote its youth. NOSE: Floral aromas of lilac, fruity aromas of cherry and orange, clean and intense. PALATE: balanced and long, with clean fruit and a silky finish.Limited edition: Less than 5,000 bottles produced Wine 5 Name and Vintage Fagus de Coto de Hayas, Bodegas Aragonesas, 2022,Campo de Borja\u2002 Price per bottle \u20ac18.95 Wine 5 Description Colour.- Intense cherry red color with ruby \u200b\u200bhues. Very clean and brilliant.Aroma.- Powerful but elegant aroma with very ripe red fruit qualities, with spicy and vanilla notes afforded by the \u201ccrianza\u201d in French oak casks.Palate.- Perfectly balanced with a good volume, on the palate its generous, harmonious and sumptuous, filled with red fruits and soft, sweet tannins from the French oak barrels. 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