Christine Parkinson, Sarah Jane Evans MW and Valentin Radosav tasted 93 wines, with 8 Outstanding and 49 Highly Recommended.
Premium Spanish sparkling: Panel tasting scores
93 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 8
Highly recommended 49
Recommended 36
Commended 0
Fair 0
Poor 0
Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their Spanish sparkling wines produced according to the traditional (secondary fermentation in bottle) or ancestral (single fermentation in bottle) methods, and priced above €17 in the domestic market, or equivalent in GBP or USD in those markets
Premium Spanish sparkling turned out to be a wide-ranging brief, capturing wines from several parts of Spain, vinified in both the traditional and ancestral methods and available at a range of price points. As Sarah Jane Evans MW said: ‘This tasting was [just] a snapshot.’
Pét-nat wines were tasted from various appellations and, as expected, were among the youngest in the line-up, typically from the 2021 and 2022 vintages. These were textural, often a touch smoky or saline, and the best showed vivid detail.
While the quality varied, the panel had no difficulty finding an outstanding example. ‘A delightful surprise,’ is how Valentin Radosav described the performance of the ancestral-method wines.
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Source : https://www.decanter.com/premium/premium-spanish-sparkling-panel-tasting-results-534002/
