Beth Willard, Valentin Radosav and Diana Rollan tasted 69 wines, with 9 Excellent and 28 Extremely Really useful.
Spanish Garnacha: Panel tasting scores
69 wines tasted
Distinctive 0
Excellent 9
Extremely beneficial 28
Really useful 32
Entry standards: Producers and UK brokers have been invited to submit current-release, nonetheless crimson wines during which Garnacha makes up no less than 85% of the mix, from any Spanish protected denomination or geographical indication, priced within the home market at a minimal of €8 retail, or equal in export markets
There are days if you method a tasting with trepidation, not as a result of the standard may be questionable, however as a result of you will have excessive expectations and desperately don’t need to be dissatisfied. This was a type of tastings, and with dedicated ‘garnachistas’ on the panel, the wines had rather a lot to reside as much as.
Garnachas from Spain… such a broad remit, however gee, did it ship!
Scroll all the way down to see notes and scores of the top-scoring wines from our Spanish Garnacha tasting
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Spanish Garnacha panel tasting scores
Wines have been tasted blind
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The judges
Beth Willard writes about and promotes Spanish wines in a lot of markets globally, having previously labored for a few years in senior wine shopping for roles within the UK. She is a member of Spain’s Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino, and is without doubt one of the 5 Co-Chairs of the DWWA
Valentin Radosav is studying and growth supervisor for 5-star lodges in London. A certified Superior Sommelier and a DWWA decide, he was previously head sommelier at Michelin-starred Gymkhana restaurant in Mayfair, having additionally beforehand labored at different high venues
Diana Rollan is group head of beverage for D&D London eating places group. A DWWA decide for Spain, she previously managed coaching and wine shopping for at Hakkasan Group as its UK head of wine
