White #Rueda #wine from Spain: 2011 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Vega de la Reina. Producer: Haciendas de Espana Wine Estates & Hotels, S.A.U, R.E. 3940-VA, Rueda, Valladolid. Vintage: 2011. Purchased from bacchanalia. Appearance chardonnay yellow, medium and viscous on the glass with fresh yet soft, a touch of spring flowers aromatics. The attack is a little flabby on the attack with a new world concentration and flavours of lemon oil. Evolution: Oak, lemon oil with a finish which is lemon oil all the way!. Sweetness: 1.5. Acidity: 4. Tannin: 0 with a texture which is buffered thick water and the length is excellent. As for balance, it's quite concentrated but nice, went well with cheese. The wine has a cork closure and is 13% abv. Overall, this wine is: Nice, interesting grape variety and good body which stood up well to smoked cheddar and stilton, despite its initial flabbiness. This is a nice wine, definitely best with food. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 84 points.