The option of giving wine on dates such as Father's Day, on March 19, is a difficult decision.
Especially if the tastes and personality of the graceful one are taken into account.
These are some national and international proposals for five recipient profiles, whether they are passionate about classic or new flavors.
Assured success.
PASSION FOR CHAMPAGNE
1. Recaredo Serral del Vell 2014
Winery
: Recaredo.
Carrer de Tamarit, 10, Sant Sadurní d'Anoia (Barcelona).
Telephone
: +34 938 91 02 14.
Web
: recaredo.com
DO
: does not have (Corpinnat).
Type
: great reserve brut nature, 11.5%.
Strains
: Macabeo and Xarel·lo.
Price
: 35 euros.
Score
: 9.5 / 10.
Rigor and honesty when making one of the best artisan cavas, with fine bubbles, intense and fresh aroma, with elegant notes of aging and fruitiness on a light oak background.
On the palate it is creamy, with body and flavorful breadth.
2. Gonet-Medeville Blanc de Noirs 1er Cru Brut 2016
Winery
: Gonet-Medeville.
1 Chemin de la Cavotte (Bisseuil, France).
Telephone
: +33 (0) 3 26 57 75 60.
Web
: gonet-medeville.com
AOC
: Champagne.
Type
: natural sparkling brut, 12.5%.
Strains
: pinot noir.
Price
: 37.30 euros.
Score
: 9.6 / 10.
Great elaboration by Xavier Gonet and Julie Médeville with selected grapes from their 12 hectares.
Faint effervescent bubbles, suggestive aroma of fleshy fruit, floral and spicy notes.
Vibrant, sweet, of elegant complexity.
RESPECT FOR NATURE
3. Finca La Milana 2016
Winery
: Albet i Noya.
Can Vendrell de la Codina, s / n.
Sant Pau d'Ordal (Barcelona).
Telephone
: +34 938 99 48 12.
Web
: albetinoya.cat
DO
: Penedès.
Type
: red aging, 14%.
Strains
: caladoc, ull de llebre (tempranillo) and merlot.
Price
: 24 euros.
Score
: 9.3 / 10.
This is the masterpiece of the pioneer winery in organic viticulture.
With an intense aroma of fresh fruitiness, notes of balsamic herbs, flowers, spices and toast.
It is sweet, powerful, balanced, with a long fruity finish.
4. Munjebel 2018
Winery
: Frank Cornelissen.
Via Canonico Zumbo, 1. Castiglione di Sicilia (Italy).
Telephone
: 39-055 341 511.
Web
: frankcornelissen.it
IGP
: Etna Rosso.
Type
: young red, 12.5%.
Strains
: nerello mascalese.
Price
: 32.60 euros.
Score
: 9.4 / 10.
Natural wine, without added sulphites, grown on the volcanic slopes of Etna, pure expression of the grape and its environment, with an intense aroma of red fruit, enriched with floral contributions.
In the mouth it is tasty, balanced and long.
CLASSIC LOVERS
5. Prado Enea 2014
Winery
: Muga.
Barrio de la Estación, s / n.
Haro (La Rioja).
Telephone
: +34 941 31 18 25.
Web
: bodegasmuga.com
DOCa
: Rioja.
Type
: red gran reserva, 14%.
Strains
: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano.
Price
: 45 euros.
Score
: 9.7 / 10.
One of the best Rioja classics, with a complex and elegant aroma, with notes of ripe fruit, tobacco, cedar, spices and leather covering the ripe fruit.
Tasty, velvety, full-bodied, long-lasting and persistent.
6. Joseph Drouhin Côte de Nuits-Villages 2016
Winery
: Joseph Drouhin.
7 Rue d'Enfer.
Beaune (France).
Telephone
: +33 380 246 88.
Web
: drouhin.com
AOC
: Côte de Nuits-Villages.
Type
: red aging, 13%.
Strains
: pinot noir.
Price
: 25.50 euros.
Score
: 9.4 / 10.
Affordable high quality burgundy, very representative, with an elegant aroma of fresh red berries, a delicate floral fragrance, spices, cocoa and a refreshing note of citrus.
Juicy, enveloping, it leaves a suggestive fruity flavor.
FOR ADVENTURING SPIRITS
7. Dark Ravine Garnata 2017
Winery
: Barranco Oscuro.
Cortijo Barranco Oscuro, s / n.
Cádiar (Granada).
Telephone
: +34 636 95 35 02.
Web
: barrancooscuro.com
DO
: does not have.
Type
: red aging, 16.5%.
Strains
: garnacha.
Price
: 20 euros.
Score
: 9.1 / 10.
Made at an altitude of 1,350 meters, in the Alpujarra of Granada, it is a wine with an expressive aroma of red and black berry jam, with slight perfumes of dried flowers, spices, leather notes and memories of terroir.
Sweet, morbid, fresh.
8. Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 2017
Winery
: Penfolds.
58 Queensbridge Street.
Southbank (Australia).
Telephone
: +61 (08) 8301 5569.
Web
: penfolds.com
DO
: Australia.
Type
: reserve red, 14.5%.
Strains
: syrah.
Price
: 32.20 euros.
Score
: 9.2 / 10.
At the antipodes of Rioja wine, a seductively mature and robust Australian Syrah, with surprising and delicious depth, with aromas of black berries and currant, toasted and coffee.
Concentration, power and smoothness, with a long finish.
A WHOLE SIBARITE
9. Uncle Pepe Tres Palmas 2020
Winery
: González Byass.
Calle de Manuel María González, 12. Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz).
Telephone
: +34 956 34 00 00.
Web
: gonzalezbyass.com
DO
: Jerez.
Type
: fine, 16%.
Strains
: palomino.
Price
: 35 euros (50 cl.).
Score
: 9.9 / 10.
A fine wine with the soul of Amontillado, with an elegant and complex filigree of sunny fruit aromas in the landscape of biological aging and almond notes.
Soft on the palate, its incisive flavor and refined bitter touch stand out.
10. Willi Schaefer Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 2019
Winery
: Weingut Willi Schaefer.
Hauptstraße 130. Graach an der Mosel (Germany).
Telephone
: +49 (0) 6531 - 8041.
Web
: weingut-willi-schaefer.de
VDP
: Grosse Lage.
Type
: sweet white, 7.5%.
Strains
: Riesling.
Price
: 38.55 euros (37.5 cl.).
Score
: 9.7 / 10.
The viticultural rigor of Willi Schaefer achieves this jewel of delicate sweetness, with a fruitiness full of nuances and aroma endowed with very fine tones of berries, citrus peel, nectarine and ginger.
Concentrated, with well-integrated acidity.
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