Dominio de Punctum Graciano/Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 (Organic)
Dominio de Punctum Graciano/Cabernet Sauvignon Roble from this outstanding organic and biodynamic Estate, joined our portfolio last year. It has striking aromas of deep, dark cherry and blackcurrant, laced with a touch of leather, almonds and vanilla oak. This is followed by intense, cherry and black-fruit flavours with almond hints. The Graciano grape gives this wine the predominant cherry, almond flavours and the Cabernet Sauvignon provides black fruits and great structure, Dominio de Punctum … Read More
Bodegas Olarra Cerro Añon Crianza 2018
Cerro Añon Crianza returns to our list with the excellent 2018 vintage. With inviting aromas of blackberry, cherry and spice with vanilla hints, it is classic Rioja. It has a textured raspberry/red fruit flavours with a touch of black fruit and spice. We are impressed with the structure, freshness and elegance of this Crianza It is made from grapes from 20 year old vines in the Rioja Alta and Alavesa areas and aged for … Read More
Medievo Tuerce Botas Crianza 2016/17
Medievo Tuerce Botas Crianza gets your attention with its appealing aromas of almonds and wild berries with toasty cedary notes. It has a powerful, complex and creamy textured palate with mature, ripe cherry, blueberry and blackcurrant fruit. It is both savoury and elegant with well integrated tannins and a very long, fresh finish. Medievo Tuerce Botas Crianza is one of the few Riojas made totally from the lovely Graciano grape and aged in French … Read More
Bodegas Urbina Crianza 2012
Bodegas Urbina Crianza 2012 oozes the classic, elegance and charm of a mature Rioja. This is a beautifully refined wine in perfect balance – this is what mature Rioja is all about! We are enjoying the 2017 Rioja Crianzas at the moment, but this is something different to discover. Bodegas Urbina Crianza 2012 has been judged as worthy of 92 points from Tim Atkin MW in his Special Rioja Reports in 2021 and 2022. … Read More
Luis Cañas Reserva 2015
Luis Cañas Reserva is always an intensely flavoured and elegant wine from one of the top Rioja Bodegas. The 2015 vintage has leather, oak, rich blackberry and blackcurrant fruit aromas with hints of balsam, liquorice and spice. The flavours are concentrated with rich dark berry fruits together with savoury layers of cocoa, liquorice and toasty oak hints. It is mouth-filling, smooth and savoury. It has has very good structure, balance and potential for ageing. … Read More
Bodegas Urbina Reserva Especial 1998
Urbina Reserva Especial 1998 has complex aromas of black fruit, leather and cigar box with hints of forest floor. These lead you into layers of silky blackberry and blackcurrant fruit flavours that have been aged to perfection. It has an elegance and warmth with delicious ripe berry concentration and perfectly integrated oak; it is definitely more-ish. Tim Atkin MW consistently awards this wine 94 points in his Special Rioja Reports in 2019 and 2020; … Read More
Bodegas Urbina Reserva Especial 2006
Urbina Reserva Especial 2006 has exquisite and complex aromas of black fruit, leather and cigar box. These lead you into layers of silky blackberry, with a hint of strawberry, fruit flavours that have been aged to perfection. It has an elegance and freshness with delicious ripe berry concentration and perfectly integrated oak. Tim Atkin MW in his special Rioja reports over four years (2019 – 2022) has named Urbina Reserva Especial 2006 as one … Read More
Bodegas Urbina Gran Reserva 2004
Urbina Gran Reserva 2004 is a wonderfully mature Rioja which seduces you immediately with its very attractive, complex aromas of black fruit, leather and cedary oak. These lead you into layers of rich, savoury blackcurrant and berry fruit flavours that are in complete harmonious balance with oak. This is a wine of great finesse, velvet smoothness and wondrous length. Tim Atkin MW in his special Rioja report in 2018 waxes lyrical about Urbina Gran … Read More
Iberian Discoveries Case Offer
Take a wine-journey of discovery around the Iberian Peninsula Iberian Discoveries Case takes you off the beaten track to enjoy some great new wines from Spain and Portugal. This case has two distinctive dry white wines, from a fresh Verdejo to the deliciously different Care Garnacha Blanca from Aragon. There are two contrasting reds from Spain, the lighter Merayo Mencia and the fuller, oak-aged, biodynamic, blend of Graciano and Cabernet Sauvignon. The indigenous grapes … Read More
Rioja Case Offer – with Tasting Notes
Includes 3 award-winning Rioja Crianzas This Rioja Case Offer helps you to discover a White Rioja and five distinctive Rioja reds from family producers, including top Rioja Bodegas of Luis Cañas and Urbina – at a special discount. A Rioja Case Offer which comes complete with Tasting Notes – to help you choose what to open when, and – it makes a great present. Lopez de Haro Blanco 2020 (1 bottle) Classic white Rioja … Read More
Camino to Santiago Case Offer
Sip your way along the Camino to Santiago The Camino de Santiago Case Offer takes you along The Pilgrims Way or the Way of St James, through some of Spain’s most exciting wine areas. This Case Offer lets you discover these in a slightly less energetic way, than walking its 500 miles! The first major wine area on this route is Rioja, represented in a lightly-oaked white and a delicious red Crianza, The next … Read More
Luis Cañas Rioja Case Offer
Discover wines from a top Rioja producer: Luis Cañas Rioja Case Offer “Bodegas Luis Cañas is one of the top 10 modern-style Rioja producers.” Tim Atkin MW This terrific Luis Cañas Rioja Case Offer is a limited offer to showcase their world class wines. Bodegas Luis Cañas is very much a family-run Bodega, with Juan Luis at the helm; he took over from his father in 1989 at the age of 33 and has … Read More