PHINCA ABEJERA
Region: Rioja Alavesa, Spain
ABV: 15.0%
Grape Varietal: 40% Tempranillo, 40% Graciano, 10% Garnacha, 10% Viura
Annual Production: 1,000 - 1,500 Bottles
Tasting Note: A sweet nose of beeswax and honey, sweet spices and garrigue, quite aromatic and showy, with clean fruit and hints of tangerine peel. The palate reveals tasty flavors with great freshness and very fine tannins. Complex and refined with chalky, palate-cleansing acidity.
"A strong sense of character without fear of expressing"
PHINCA THOUSAND MILS
PHINCA EL VEDAO
Region: Rioja Alavesa, Spain
ABV: 14.5%
Grape Varietal: 100% Granacha
Annual Production: 1,200 - 2,200 Bottles
Tasting Note: The perfume of the Garnacha variety is very well marked, subtly balsamic with herbaceous aromas. It is tasty and with a serious palate, with very well integrated tannins and a touch of the terroir. It has an expressive Garnacha nose with berry fruit and a floral touch
PHINCA ENCANTO
Region: Salamanca, Spain
ABV: 14.5%
Grape Varietal: 100% Rufete
Annual Production: 900 - 3,000 Bottles
Tasting Note: Phinca Encanto Rufete mixes notes of smoked sausages, wild herbs, iron and soil, complicated by flowers and an amaro-like note. It tasted sour cherries, quinine and earth, very unusual and surprising.
"Layers of happiness, smooth and attractive"
BHILAR WHITE
Region: Rioja Alavesa, Spain
ABV: 14.0%
Grape Varietal: 90% Viura, 10% Garnacha Blanca
Annual Production: 4,000 - 6,000 Bottles
Tasting Note: The wine is austere, mineral and sharp profile with the strict palate limestone provides. The acidity of this high-altitude white is impressive, with 50% malolactic adding some creamy notes to the fresh, zesty, citrus and orange peel flavors.
91 Points Rating by Robert Parker
BHILAR TINTO
Region: Rioja Alavesa, Spain
ABV: 13.5%
Grape Varietal: 75% Tempranillo, 15% Viura, 10% Garnacha
Annual Production: 26,000 Bottles
Tasting Note: The oak is very integrated and neatly folded into the fruit, which is ripe (without excess), reflecting a warm and ripe year, nicely balanced with some peachy aromas. The palate is medium-bodied and reveals fine-grained tannins.
91 Points Rating by Robert Parker
