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Big hits for Bodegas Farina in the blogosphere - 27/07/2010
Miguel Farina, the 'Godfather of Toro', recently paid his first visit to the UK and his trip generated some fantastic (virtual) column inches in the blogosphere with reviews from top Spanish wine writer John Radford, sommelier Donald Edwards and top London blogger Douglas Blyde.
John picked out the Val de Reyes Dulce NV sweet wine: "an unfortified sweet red made with grapes which were harvested as raisins. It had that rancio nose, giving way to soft sweetness on the palate and a hint of tannin on the finish - 18/20"
Douglas highlighted the Gran Colegiata Crianza French Oak 2006: "The most elegant example of Toro red I've sampled from this normally less than retiring region. It offered a sense of savoury balsamic and cassis wafts, being more evocative of a warm year in Bordeaux than wild Toro."
While Donald favoured the Colegiata Tinta de Toro 2009 "...at the £6ish price point I was stunned, great balance, lovely dark red fruit, very aromatic, just a touch savoury, vinified with no oak it was both refreshing and very satisfying."
