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Tasting for wineries seeking UK Distribution

09.17.2020

Wines from Spain are delighted to have hosted a wine tasting in London for Spanish producers keen to distribute their wines in the UK. As a means to continue supporting the Spanish wine trade during these challenging times, all Spanish producers who were due to take part in the exporters section of Wines from Spain’s Annual Tasting earlier this year were invited to take part in this special event.

With the objective of identifying those wines that stand out as having the most potential for this market, the socially distanced tasting was conducted by a panel of three local wine experts from different areas of the UK trade on 17th September 2020.

The results

Tim Atkin MW (wine journalist), Noel Young (Noel Young Wines) and Beth Willard (Direct Wines) were tasked with tasting the line-up of 82 wines from across 20 DOP, all of which are new to the UK. All wines were scored individually, with all aspects from style, to pricing and packaging being considered.

During the lively debate that ensued over the course of an afternoon, the panel selected the following shortlist of 17 wines, all of which scored 90+ points.

Score	Wine	Winery	Varietals	DO
93	Neleman Bobal 2017	Bodegas Neleman	Bobal	DO Valencia
93	Neleman Macabeo 2018	Bodegas Neleman	Macabeo	DO Valencia
92	Cava Tres Naus Brut - Reserva NV	Domenio Wines by Cellers Domenys	Xarel·lo, Macabeo, Parellada	DO Cava
92	Malvasía Seco Colección 2018	El Grifo	Malvasía	DO Lanzarote
92	Mas Vell Garnatxa 2017	Perinet	Garnatxa	DOCa Priorat
92	Nucli White Macabeo & Sauvignon Blanc 2019	Bodegas Neleman	Macabeo, Sauvignon Blanc	DO Valencia
91	Ermita del Conde Albillo Centenario 2015	Viñedos y bodega Ermita del Conde	Albillo	VT Castilla y León
91	Lacort Reserva 2014	Bodegas Lacort	Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo	DOCa Rioja
91	Neleman Viognier & Verdil 2019	Bodegas Neleman	Viognier, Verdil	DO Valencia
91	Perinet 1194 (2016)	Perinet	Garnatxa, Cariñena, Syrah	DOCa Priorat
90	Cava Tres Naus Brut NV	Domenio Wines by Cellers Domenys	Xarel·lo, Macabeo, Parellada	DO Cava
90	Lacort Crianza 2016	Bodegas Lacort	Tempranillo, Garnacha	DOCa Rioja
90	Lacort Gran Reserva 2009	Bodegas Lacort	Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo	DOCa Rioja
90	Malvasía Lías 2018	El Grifo	Malvasía	DO Lanzarote
90	Neleman Tempranillo & Monastrell 2019	Bodegas Neleman	Tempranillo, Monastrell	DO Valencia
90	Tinto Ariana 2017	El Grifo	Syrah, Listán Negro	DO Lanzarote
90	Torralbenc Blanco 2018	Bodegas Torralbenc	Parellada, Chardonnay, Viognier, Others	VT Illes Balears

Tasting results will be shared with key UK buyers, importers and agents, to help shine a spotlight on these special wines that have shown great potential for the UK.

Any UK based companies wishing to add wines from Spain to their portfolio may want to take a closer look at the Spanish wineries who took part in this activity: