Table of contents for January-March 2023 in Selectus Wines

EDITORIAL @selectuswines We are at the dawn of 2023… and as we always do at this time of year, we are bringing you a very special issue to help you send off the old year in suitable style. ‘Special’ because we are featuring a whole host of wines that are perfect for festive drinking and, of course, again this year, we are offering you our pick of sparkling wines in a special section dedicated to this category of wine. ‘Special’ because we are again swinging the spotlight on women and not as a novelty, but because we are finding that there is an increasing number of women heading up wineries or holding important positions within the wine industry. There are more and more female drinkers of wine of all types…

Presidenta de Marqués de Cáceres “El eje es la calidad, éste es nuestro patrimonio y es un valor atemporal” Marqués de Cáceres is, once more, one of the most admired wine brands in the world in the ranking compiled by the independent consultancy Drinks International. “For us, it is an encouragement, not an end in itself. We have to constantly evolve in a world as fastchanging as the one we now live in”, says its CEO, Cristina Forner (Born in Aignan-sur-Cher, France, in 1953). This is not a woman who conforms. Every accolade that comes the winery's way is a motivation and an incentive to do something new. She learned about refinement, quality, respect, value and image as a marketing manager in Bordeaux, at the start of her career, in…

VINS I LICORS GRAU HOLDS A TASTING OF WINES PAIREO WITH SERGIO DALMA'S GREATEST HITS 5 WINES 5 SONGS One of the largest wine shops in Europe, Vins i Licors Grau in Palafrugell (Girona) continues to surprise its customers by coming up with original ways ¡n which they can taste some of the fine wines from its extensive catalogue. On Wednesday 19 October it put on an exclusive wine tasting that combined its wines with a concert by Spanish singer Sergio Dalma. It transformed its auditorium into a veritable concert hall. This very special wine pairing was led by Jordi Grau. Among those in attendance were professionals from the restaurant sector who enjoyed watching a journey through the singer's 33-year career paired with 5 wines famed for their excellence. The…

JOAN ARBOIX ROURA Mallorca, 1981 @Joanet112 Professional sommelier since 2006, he began his career as a sommelier at the Moo restaurant (1* Michelin) in Barcelona. He has also worked for the Ritz Carlton in Spain and Chile as a sommelier and maître d'. Sommelier and Director of beverages in the Santi Taura Group. Balearic Islands Sommelier Champion 2008. Sumiller profesional desde el año 2006. Trabajó como sumiller en el restaurante MOO de Barcelona (1*Michelin). Ha trabajado para Ritz Carlton en España y Chile como Sumiller y Jefe de Sala. Actualmente, Sumiller y Director de bebidas en el Grupo Santi Taura Campeón de Sommeliers de les Illes Balears en 2008. ANNA VICENS Girona, 1973 @annavicens Professional sommelier since 1997, she is currently President of the Catalan Association of Sommeliers, a member…

SPAIN ALAVA Hotel Marqués de Riscal - A Luxury. Elciego Collection Hotel Restaurant Zaldiarán. Vitoria-Gasteiz ALBACETE Rest. Maralba. Almansa ALICANTE Hospes Amerigo Restaurant Quique Dacosta. Dénia Rest. L'Escateta. Cocentaina Rest. Tula. Xábia ASTURIAS Restaurant Casa Marcial. Arriondas Restaurant La Salgar. Gljón Restaurant Auga. Gijón BARCELONA Hotel Mercer Hotel The Serras Hotel Le Méridien Restaurant Rías de Galicia Restaurant Hofmann Restaurant Moments Santa Eulalia Restaurant Xerta Joyería Rabat Joyería Suárez Hotel Majestic Hotel Omm Restaurant Windsor Hotel The Palace Celler de Gelida Rest. Angle Barcelona Restaurant La Clara Restaurant Nectari Restaurante Cinc Sentits Arsenal Masculino Restaurant Via Veneto Restaurant Abac Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I Restaurant Gaig Restaurant Bravo 24 Hotel W Barcelona Club de Golf Sant Cugat. Sant Cugat del Vallés Club de Golf Vallromanes. Vallromanes Rest. L'O. S.Fruitós del…

LUCIE PEREYRE - LAURENT PERRIER Interview Born among vineyards, Lucie Pereyre de Nonancourt is the fourth generation of one of the most exclusive Maisons in Champagne, being the only one, of the great ones, that has been in the hands of the same family since 1939. She is vety young, therefore, she has a long way to go. She is currently the global ambassador for Grand Siécle, the brand's prestigious cuvée. Nacida entre Viñedos, Lude Pereyre de Nonancourt es la cuarta generación de una de las Maisons más prestigiosas de la Champagne, siendo la única, de las grandes, que sigue en manos de la misma família desde 1939. Ella es muy joven por lo que, a priori, tiene mucho ca mino por recorrer. Actualmente es la embajadora mundial de Grand…

DIARIO DE UN SUMILLER, MOSCATEL A SOMMELIER DIARY'S, MUSCAT Moscatel @DiariSommelier @diarisommelier.cat Muscat is one of the most approachable grape varieties around. I make this assertion based on the simple fact that this varietal is mostly known for its sweet wines. And it is these sweet wines that we even let some of the youngest members of the family sip on special occasions. The way into wine drinking is generally through sweet wines and these, of course, are often made from this varietal. On the nose, the Muscat wine is full of aromas of white fruit, stone fruit and even tropical fruit, which can also be complemented by floral notes. On the palote, the Muscat wine is both subtle and pleasant. In Spain, you can find this varietal throughout the Levante area…

A BADIA DA COVA VOLTA 2021 • ADEGAS MOURE D.O. Ribeira Sacra / O Saviñao, Lugo - Spain www.adegasmoure.com / P.V.P.: 14,50€ 25% Albariño, 25% Godello, 25% Treixadura, 25% Branco Lexitimo / 13,00° / Diprimsa www.diprimsa.es This wine comes from grapes grown in two different vineyard plots, Finca Cuñas and As Cancelas, with an average age of 40 years. It is made from equal parts Albariño, Godello, Treixadura and Branco Lexitimo. Its unique character is derived from its soils composed of granite, sand and clay with some slate and schist, as well as from the exposures, rivers and hillsides, on terraces lying at 400 metres altitude. It reveals a yellow hue flecked with green and aromas of apple and green pineapple with a fantastic acidity on the palate where the wine…

JUVE & CAMPS If we were to state that Juvé Camps is one of the best wineries in the world of cava today, we would not be wrong! Our claim is supported by all the work they have been doing over the years as well as the fact that they are always at the cutting edge of progress and technology. The history of this winery begins more than 200 years ago when Joan Juvé Mir founded what today has become one of the most celebrated wineries in Spain. In 1921, the founder's grandson, Joan, married Teresa Camps Ferrer and together they built an underground cellar in the family home in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia in order to create their first sparkling wine. Today the business is located in Es piells in…

DESTILADOS MARIA DE LA PEÑA @MariaDelaPenya @bymariadelapena ¿DESTILADOS Y CHOCOLATE? Por supuesto! Aprende a maridar correctamente Now that Christmas holydays are approaching and meals are getting longer, what would be better than to surprise our guests with exceptional pairings? However, let's divide them into groups, since each spirit has its own characteristics. Ahora que se acercan las comidas navideñas y que las sobremesas se alargan, qué mejor que sorprender a nuestros comensales con maridajes de excepción? Aun asi, vayamos por partes ya que cada destilado tiene sus características. WITH WHISKY: The main issue when pairing chocolate with whisky is to find the right balance. If we take a very sweet chocolate, we will be losing it with the power of the whiskey, on the other hand, with a very bitter…

LUCIE PEREYRE - LAURENT PERRIER QUICK Q&A: 10 QUICK QUESTIONS, 10 QUICK ANSWERS Quick test… 10 preguntas rápidas, 10 respuestas rápidas IN ADDITION TO LAURENT PERRIER, A WINERY THAT HAS IMPRESSED YOU Además de Laurent - Perrie, una bdega que te haya impresionado: Marqués de Riscal A WINEMAKER?: / Un enólogo: Michel Fauconnet, nuestro enólogo A WINE REGION?: /Una zona vinìcola: Barolo en Italia A GRAPE VARIETY?: / Una variedad de uva: Chardonnay A WINE TO ENJOY: / Un vino para disfrutar: Gran Reserva de Marqués de Riscal A WINE TO SHARE?:/ Un vino paro compartir: un Verdejo de Rueda A WINE FOR A GOOD MEAL?: / Un vino para una buena comida: Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie THE MOST EXPENSIVE WINE YOU HAVE EVER DRUNK?: El vino más caro que…

ALQUEZ 2019 • SOMMOS D.O. Calatayud / Murero, Zaragoza - Spain / www.bodegasommos.com / P.V.P.: 12,90€ 100% Garnacha / 15° This wine is crafted from Garnacha grapes from different plots of old vines with an average age of 60 years and located at an altitude of around 800 metres. Each plot is vinified separately and the wine is macerated to preserve the vibrancy of the fruit, and then aged in oak barrels for a year. The wine offers us everything you would expect of it, good fruit, medium body, fantastic elegance, excellent freshness, round tannins, a judiciously luscious character and great balance. It is a wine that invites you to pour yourself another glass and its fantastic price invites you to buy another bottle! De garnacha de diferentes parcelas de viñas…

TALE OF FOREST • GLENMORANGIE Tierras Altas, Escocia /Tain - United Kingdom www.glenmorangie.com / P.V.P.: 93,50€ / 100% Single Malt / 46° / LVMH/ www.lvmh.com Glenmorangie returns with a limited edition in its “Tales of” series, following the path of Tales of the Cake and Tales of the Winter. Dr. Bill Lumsden, Creative director of the brand's whiskies, has been innovating for 30 years based on research and his own vital experiences. What were once happy memories of cakes and the warmth of the campfire, have now made way to inspiration based in his walks in the woods. With this in mind, Glenmorangie has created a whisky in which the kilning (the drying process} of the barley has been conducted with different botanicals, following ancestral methods. In this case the botanicals chosen…