(2024) Another 0% alcohol drink, the base fruit sourced from La Mancha in Spain, a blend of oaked Petit Verdot and Tempranillo. The wine was de-alcoholised using technology then blended with "a handful of natural ingredients." The colour is an inky, dark crimson, the aroma a little spicy and smoky, perhaps reminiscent of a dark fruited bread or chocolate-coated fruit cake. In the mouth quite a nice texture - some creaminess - and the flavour is of dark berry fruits and vanilla. I'd chill it.
(2024) This zero percent drink started off life as a blend of Airen and Tempranillo from La Mancha, with the alcohol subsequently removed. It is blended with natural ingredients including elderflower and ginger. The nose is fairly neutral, with a little hint of something herbal but not much in the way of fruit. In the mouth, like all such products, it just feels dilute and rather anonymous; there's a lemony acidity and again some herbal flavours and a hint of redcurrant.
(2024) I preferred this to the Elan rosé also tasted. It's a similar product, wine from La Mancha in Spain with alcohol removed, blended with ingredients including ginger and elderflower. Those aromatics come through on the nose, along with a gentle peachiness. In the mouth it does feel dilute, but also reminiscent of a dry Muscat or perhaps a simple Airen or Albillo from the La Mancha region with lemon and some herb and lightly salty notes. It has more wine-like character than the pink for me.
