The Parkers of Alicante 2025
16 Jan 2025 The Parkers of Alicante 2025
The American guide Robert parker – Wine Advocate updates its vision of Mediterranean wines and DOP Alicante wines with a new article recently published under the title “solar years”.
The Spanish taster of the guide selects, according to his criteria, wines from each area to assess the evolution and also the evolution of the vintages, of which he points out the power of the drought or the “madness” of the weather in recent years, which includes phenomena such as the “Dana”.
The Alicante wineries that have been tasted are Colección de Toneles Centenarios, Pepe Mendoza Casa Agrícola, El Sequé, Casa Balaguer, Oscar Mestre (Bodegas Riko) and Aida i Luis. One new feature is the 96 points given to “Fondillón Luis XIV, 50 años”, one of the best awarded wines in recent years unanimously; but it also recognises its still wines such as “Las blancas tradicionales” with 92, “lo de Pepitin” with 92+ or its “Brisat 2023” with 91.
Other of the best scores come from the new products from El Sequé with “Morachuelas 2023” with 95 points and “el Hondonico 23” with 93 points. Wines that will appear on the market in October of this year.
For its part, Pepe Mendoza Casa Agrícola adds new scores with “La Viña de Madaras 2023” with 92+ points, “Pureza 2023” and “Casa Agrícola Tinto 2022, both with 92 points and “Casa Agrícola Blanco 2024” with 91 points. Points to be added to the record achieved with “Fierroca 2021”, “El Veneno 2021” or “Giró de Abargues” with 96 and 95 respectively.
Another winery that improves its scores is Casa Balaguer, the Villena house that triumphs with its whites such as “El Carro de la Mata” which has 93 points, “Casa Balaguer blanco 2024” 91 points, “Salicornio Moscatel 2023”: 92 points or “Rosado de Padilla 23” with another 91. And in reds “Casa Balaguer tinto 2023”: 91 and “La Rambla del Peligres 2022”: 92 points.
Oscar Mestre adds 93 points to his “Moscatel Noble 2020” and 91 points to his “Giró 2022” and “Insurrecte 2022”. And Aida and Luis get another 91 points with “Las fieras Giró 2021” and “Bashara 2022.