Veinte marcas que en Estados Unidos se venden a menos de veinte dólares (17,50 euros). Esa es la selección que realiza para The New York Times Eric Asimov, su especialista en vinos y gastronomía. Botellas tentadoras, que no pertenecen a las regiones más famosas y elaboradas algunas con variedades totalmente desconocidas pero con una gran relación calidad-precio. Y, lo más importante, asegura Asimov, que son una delicia. En la relación hay tres españoles: un vino naranja elaborado por Bodegas Ponce en La Manchuela, un tinto joven de Rioja Alta y una garnacha con algo de cariñena de la D. O. Montsant.
- Gulp/Hablo Spain Verdejo/Sauvignon Blanc 2020
This is an orange wine, a white made using red wine techniques. The juice of the grapes is macerated with the skins, which provide a tinge of color and a mild rasp of tannin. The grapes, half verdejo and half sauvignon blanc, are grown organically and the winemaker is the excellent Juan Antonio Ponce of Bodegas Ponce, one of the best producers in Manchuela in eastern Spain. The wine is textured and aromatic, fresh and refreshing with flavors of citrus and sauvignon blanc pungency.
- Akutain Rioja Cosecha 2018
This is the first Rioja I’ve tried from Akutain, which farms around 16 acres in the Rioja Alta region. Cosecha means unaged, and this wine essentially was fermented in fiberglass vats and bottled, capturing the juicy immediacy of the tempranillo fruit. It’s spicy and earthy, easy to drink and deliciously refreshing.
- Sileo Montsant Sileo 2019
Montsant, in Catalonia in northeastern Spain, is often overshadowed by the neighboring region of Priorat, but its wines are slowly earning respect and affection of their own. This bottle is a good example. It’s made primarily of garnacha, with about 20 percent cariñena, grown on a diverse set of soils, and tastes like red and dark fruits, with an underlying earthy minerality.
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