Caballo Blanco Wine
Review published in the newspaper "La Razon" by Andres Sanchez Magro
From time to time it is a good idea to get away from the big wine regions in search of unusual and historically faithful efforts. In the little-known Almería, specifically in the eastern part of the province, there is a winery called Sierra Almagrera that continues a tradition dating back more than three millennia, dating back to vines planted by the Phoenicians in these parts. Although this poetic memory does not tarnish a red wine with many contemporary characteristics, because, as we have been finding out recently, the unashamed commitment to freshness and fruit is the hallmark of this wine. To smooth out some imbalances, two years of good French oak are used, which may be the rounded counterpoint. Aromatic intensity especially for a full-bodied palate, but which could do with some fine-tuning. We like its sinuous aromatic complexes and some mineral touches that I imagine will be accentuated vintage after vintage. In the Cuevas de Almanzora, at medium altitude, a wine described as a signature wine is expressed, which in this case is not a rhetorical exercise.