Somontano, July 2019 - Great success for the wines of Viñas del Vero at this year's James Suckling.com Tasting.
90+ points from the Viñas del Vero portfolio received: Clarión 2015 (93 points), Secastilla Garnacha 2014 (92 points), Viñas del Vero Gewürztraminer 2018 and the top wine Blecua 2011 (91 points) and Gran Vos 2012 (90 points).
This year the Jamessuckling.com Tasting took place in Rioja. As described on the website, it was carried out by the managing director and editor-in-chief James Suckling together with his son Jack and senior editor Nick Stock. More than 2,100 wines were tasted.
James Suckling commented on the tasting as follows, “Many wines have been tasted in the past 10 days. It was a great experience with excellent wines, meetings and tastings with the winemakers from all over Spain. It has shown us once again that the wines of this country are currently among the best and most distinctive in the world." Viñas del Vero is the No. 1 producer of the Spanish wine region of D.O. Somontano.
Secastilla and Blecua wines are part of the Singular Estate Wines Collection, recently designed by González Byass. The name comes from the Vero River, which winds through the valleys below the Pyrenees. The winery is home to three wine lines: Viñas del Vero, a line of indigenous and international grape varieties; Secastilla, known for its Garnachweine of old vines; and Blecua, one of Spain's most excellent wines.
