By taking advantage of the approaching Christmas holiday season the doyen winery of Ribera del Duero has launched in the market a delightful wine that will make more demanding palate greatly enjoy thanks to this Special Reserva 1999 coming from vineyards aged over 40 years. The Special Reserva 1999 made of 100% tinta del país and bottled in February 2002 with 14 months aging period is featuring a ripe cherry red colour, thoroughly covered and bright. This wine shows ripe black fruit aromas well-merged with spicy hints of oak, which grant this wine with a touch of complexity. With its great character this wine provides fleshy, tasty, full and elegant mouth. By launching the Special Reserva 1999 whose harvest was classified as excellent by the Regulatory Council, Protos wants to reward its consumers’ loyalty.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 RIBA Awards. RIBA Awards for architectural excellence will be presented across the country today with 103 buildings in the UK and Europe winning awards (97 in the UK and six in the rest of the EU).

Six European schemes have been honoured, including Richard Rogers’ headquarters ...

Conde Nast Traveller announces the winners of its third annual Innovation and Design Awards, held once again in association with Marriott Hotels & Resorts. Presented at a special ceremony held on the evening of Monday 27th April at Renaissance Chancery Court London, High Holborn, the evening was hosted by Sarah Miller, Editor of Conde Nast Traveller.

GOURMET A solid conflation ...

 7,000 square meters of operational facilities in a little more than two years. A step forward in market competitiveness is Bodegas Protos effort. Making virtue of necessity this ambitious project will allow them to complement as well as to enlarge the capacity of major winery located at Peñafiel. At the moment this winery is unable to hold the whole wine production, approximately ...

 Source: Wine Advocate # 183 Jun 2009

Reviewer: Jay Miller

Rating: 90

Maturity: Drink: 2011 - 2021

Current (Release) Cost: $75 (75)

 The purple-colored 2006 Seleccion has an aromatic array of toasty new oak, mineral, lavender, incense, and black cherry. On the palate it has a plush texture, the best balance of these three wines, and plenty of ripe ...