Made at high altitude in Spain’s Yecla D.O district, this has the most gorgeous colour, almost like a negroni cocktail colour and has aromas of quince, yellow fruits, ultra-clean, tangy pomegranate and redcurrant. Complex tannins – beautifully complex, full, delicious, lovely. www.thegoodwine.co.nz
Castaño Yecla Monastrell Rosado 2015 $10.99 (3 stars)
Yvonne Lorkin wine column for week beginning Saturday 11 Nov 2017
Great pinot noir is what I turn to when I need salvation from social media. When my Instagram feed becomes clogged with pictures of tanned, lycra-clad young things showing sneaky side-boob whilst doing yoga poses on clifftops and rocky outcrops with waves a-breaking or windswept beaches somewhere exotic and unaffordable. They have skinny arms, glossy … Read More