2017 Venus la Universal, Montsant, $56
Winery Info: This winery is run by husband and wife team Sara Pérez and René Barbier both of whom come from legendary Spanish winemaking families. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Wines
Collector’s Club – February 2022
2020 Nortico, Alvarinho — We usually associate Albariño with the fresh, seafood-friendly wines from northeast Spain’s Rías Baixas region. Continue reading
Specialty Club – January 2022
2017 Pepper Bridge Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, $60
Winery Info: Founded in 1988 when Norm McKibben acquired the Pepper family’s farm in Walla Walla. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – January 2022
2018 Finca Torremilanos, Los Cantos, Ribera del Duero — Created in 1903, Torremilanos is the second oldest winery in Ribera del Duero, in the Castilla y León region of northern Spain. Continue reading
Specialty Club – December 2021
2018 Bergström Wines, Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir, $68
Winery Info: Founded in 1999 by John and Karen Bergström in Dundee, Oregon along with their son Josh, who had just returned from postgraduate study in viticulture and enology in Burgundy. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – December 2021
2017 Celler Cal Pla, Black Slate, Porrera — The Priorat zone is located in northeast Spain’s Catalonia region and is coveted for its unique decomposed slate soil known as llcorella which adds a singular minerality to the concentrated, powerful wines produced there. Continue reading
Specialty Club – November 2021
2008 R. López de Heredia, Viña Tondonia, $63
Winery Info: López de Heredia is one of the oldest and most staunchly traditional houses in northern Spain’s Rioja region. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – November 2021
2017 Mas des Volques, “Esus,” Duché d’Uzès — Nicolas Souchon was a young oenologist working at Clos Saint-Jean in Châteauneuf-du-Pape when he decided to start his own winery. Continue reading
Specialty Club – October 2021
2015 Château Mangot, Saint-Émilion Todeschini, Grand Cru, $63
Winery Info: Château Mangot, located in the Right Bank Bordeaux appellation of Saint-Émilion, dates back to the 1500s. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – October 2021
2020 Marchetti, Tenuta del Cavaliere Verdicchio — Verdicchio is one of the classic white grapes of central Italy. Continue reading
West Seattle Wine Cellars 