{"id":3227,"date":"2011-08-08T14:36:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T14:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=3227"},"modified":"2011-08-08T14:36:40","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T14:36:40","slug":"having-some-fun-with-new-wave-spanish-whites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/spain\/having-some-fun-with-new-wave-spanish-whites","title":{"rendered":"Having some fun with new wave Spanish whites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMGP0713.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3235\" title=\"IMGP0713\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMGP0713.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMGP0713.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMGP0713-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMGP0713-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMGP0713-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been enjoying a good run of Spanish whites of late.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Spain is best known for its reds. Increasingly, though, the whites have begun to impress. Here are a couple from The Wine Society with lots of interest, following on from the excellent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/spain\/a-great-value-white-wine-from-spain\" target=\"_blank\">Verd Albera I blogged on<\/a> a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom\u00e0s Cusin\u00e9 Auzells 2010 Costers del Segre, Spain<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">12.5% alcohol. 41% Macabeu, 18% Chardonnay, 16% Sauvignon Blanc, 10 M\u00fcller Thurgau, 10% Albari\u00f1o, 3% Riesling, 2% Moscatel. Very fresh, fruity and precise with bright grapefruit and herb notes. Nice pithy fruit on the palate with real presence. This is intense, crisp, balanced and bright. Very impressive. 90\/100 (\u00a310.50 The Wine Society) 07\/11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMGP0714.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3236\" title=\"IMGP0714\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMGP0714.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMGP0714.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMGP0714-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMGP0714-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMGP0714-400x292.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong>Gaba do Xil Godello 2010 Valdeorras, Spain<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">13.5% alcohol. Made by celebrity winemaker Telmo Rodriguez, this comes from eastern Galicia, which means it\u2019s the bit furthest from the sea, and thus a bit warmer. This is a fresh, fruit-driven white with nice intensity of pear and citrus fruit, some waxy hints and a bit of pear drop character. Very fruity and quite long. 89\/100 (\u00a39.25 The Wine Society) 07\/11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been enjoying a good run of Spanish whites of late. Of course, Spain is best known for its reds. Increasingly, though, the whites have begun to impress. 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