Highly recommended wines, Pérez Pascuas Gran Selección and Viña Pedrosa Gran Reserva, in Vivir el Vino 2021 Wine Buying Guide.

Each time is more difficult to choose a wine.  Vivir el Vino wine magazine with its wine buying guide 365 Vinos al Año (365 wines a year) pretend to help with the wine choice, to be easier and  right.

It covers wine offer in Spain and tries to defeat the stereotypes.

In total 1.600 wines were blind-tasted and features 365.

This year  more  surprises, curiosities, funny stories and of course, great wines.

It contains  ratings of new releases  from around Spain. Complete tasting notes are provided for new releases on the 100-point scale.

The score summarizes  a wine`s overall quality and the tasting notes describes the wine´s style and character.

Guía Vivir el vino 2021

CEPA GAVILÁN CRIANZA 2018: 92 POINTS

  • Outstanding wine: a wine of superior character and style.
  • Best Value : solid score, modest price and wide distribution
  • Smoky, jammy. Colour: dark-red cherry. Nose: ripe-fruit, tosated bread, roasted coffe. Palate: flavourful, good structure.

VIÑA PEDROSA CRIANZA 2018: 93 POINTS

  • Outstanding wine: a wine of superior character and style.
  • Smart Buy: solid score, modest price and wide distribution.
  • Pleasnt, aromatic. Colour: bright cherry. Nose: fresh fruit, red berries notes, spicy. Palate: flavourful, varietal, fruity.

VIÑA PEDROSA FINCA LA NAVILLA RESERVA 2017:  95 POINTS

  • Classic wine: a great wine.
  • Collectible wine: It will improve most from aditional bottle age and that shows the greatest potential to gain in value.
  • Colour: cherry. Nose: complex, expressive, spicy, mineral, cocoa bean. Palate: full-bodied, long, great length.

VIÑA PEDROSA RESERVA 2017: 95 POINTS

  • Classic wine: a great wine.
  • Collectible wine: It will improve most from aditional bottle age and that shows the greatest potential to gain in value.
  • Colour: cherrry. Nose: sweet spices, dry nuts, creamy oak. Palate: spicy, balsamic, good acidity, slightly dry, soft tannins.

VIÑA PEDROSA GRAN RESERVA 2015: 97 POINTS

  • Classic wine: a great wine.
  • Highly recommended: impressive wine. Optimal purchase based on its combination of score, price and availability.
  • Colour: cherry. Nose: complex, expressive, spicy, mineral. Palate: elegant, full-bodied, long, great length.

PÉREZ PASCUAS GRAN SELECCIÓN 2014: 100 POINTS in Vivir el Vino 2021.

  • Classic wine: a great wine.
  • Highly recommended: impressive wine, top score. 100 points on Vivir el Vino 100 point-scale.
  • Complex, mineral. Colour: deep cherry. Nose: expressive, elegant, cocoa bean, ripe fruit, toasted bread. Palate: flavourful, fruity, good acidity, reductive nuances.

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