Spain/Portugal 2013 – Day 13 – Silvia Odysseus

Silvia and Jonas at Vinedos de Ithaca tasting several vintages of Odysseus

Well what trip to Spain would not be complete without a trip to see Silvia Puig?  I would dare to say one of the most popular winemakers we have had visit the shop since we opened.  We were also joined by her father in the morning as we tasted through 6 vintages of their wines.  I was incredibly impressed with how well the whites were showing this year.  The 2009 Garnacha Blanc tastes better today then it did three years ago. Of course some of my favorite red labels the 2004 & 2006 did not disappoint.  But more importantly tasting up to the current releases you can see Silvia is making incredible wines, and the more she works with the vineyards the better the wines are.  The 2010 vintage as I mentioned last year was one of the best I have had from her and was reaffirmed this year look out for the 2010 in a few years because it will be a short vintage but the quality is so amazing you will have a hard time keeping the corks in the bottle and the wine out of your glass.

After a great lunch we went back to the winery to taste all of the wines in barrel and tank.  The 2011 and 2012 vintages are sure to please on the whites and the reds are monsters.  I cannot wait to have Silvia back in the states in the fall.