Pablo Claro Tempranillo 2017 (Organic)
Pablo Claro Tempranillo, which has the added bonus of being an organic wine, is a tasty wine at this price level. Attractive blackberry and dark cherry aromas. This wine is full-flavoured and light at the same time, with juicy blackberry fruit and excellent structure. Pablo Claro is a medium bodied organic red, with soft tannins and finesse and a wonderful label! Made from organically grown grapes at Dominio de Punctum, a family-run estate in … Read More
Dominio de Punctum Tempranillo/Petit Verdot 2018 (Organic)
Dominio de Punctum Tempranillo/Petit Verdot 2018 is new to our list this year. it is both organic and biodynamic and it has very attractive violets, blackberry, spice and date aromas. The flavours are fresh and layered with black cherry fruit, pomegranate and hints of liquorice and cinnamon spice. It is structured and savoury with ripe tannins that are smoothing. Overall, this is an interesting medium-bodied red with excellent length and balance. What stands out … Read More
Almaraz Tempranillo 2017
Almaraz Tempranillo from Bodegas del Medievo in Rioja, was one of our most popular new wines over the last couple of years. An appealing, soft and very lightly oaked Rioja. It has berry fruit aromas coupled with a touch of vanilla oak and a juicy berry fruit, spicy palate. Made from 90% young tempranillo grapes from the 2017 vintage and 10% of tempranillo grapes from Medievo Crianza 2015, the latter have spent 12 months … Read More
El Abuelo 2016/17 (Organic)
El Abuelo (Organic) comes from Bodegas Piqueras in DO Almansa and joins our increasing number of organic wines. A blend of one of our favourite, indigenous Spanish grapes, Monastrell with Tempranillo. It has smoky, cherry and plum aromas coupled with spice and sage hints. Plums and cherry fruit flavours predominate with juicy tannins and it has a nice smooth balance with good intensity. This wine is made from dry-farmed 25 – 35 year old … Read More
Dominio de Punctum Roble 2015 (organic)
Dominio de Punctum Roble 2015 is an appealing blend of Tempranillo and Petit Verdot made from organic grapes, using biodynamic practices. The 2015 vintage shows intense and creamy blackcurrant aromas laced with a touch of cedary oak. This is followed by attractive and fresh blackcurrant and cherry fruit flavours with cinnamon spice coupled with a smooth, almost creamy texture and lovely mouth feel. This is a a terrific blend, showing some complexity and well … Read More
Dominio de Punctum Roble 2016 (Organic)
Dominio de Punctum Roble new vintage has just arrived. A Gold medal winner and sporting a new label this year. Like 2015 vintage it is an appealing blend of Tempranillo and Petit Verdot made from organic grapes, using biodynamic practices. The 2016 vintage shows intense and spicy blackberry aromas laced with a touch of damsons and vanilla, cedary oak. This is followed by attractive and fresh blackberry and damson fruit flavours with cinnamon spice. … Read More
Gran Colegiata Lágrima Roble 2015
Gran Colegiata Lágrima Roble is a typical example of a sumptuous and approachable red wine from the Toro area in Northern Spain. Aromas of cinnamon spice, plums and cherries intermingle with subtle vanilla oak. These are followed by juicy blackberry and plum fruit flavours and attractive minerality. A full-bodied red, with warm, ripe and soft tannins and good length. This wine gets it’s name Lagrima (Spanish for Tears) because it is made from the … Read More
Bodegas Olarra Cerro Añon Crianza 2015
Cerro Añon Crianza has a very inviting blackberry/blackcurrant nose with hints of spice and vanilla. It is classic Rioja with a warm, moreish and elegant palate showing blackcurrants, plums and lighter hints of strawberries, herbs and mocha on the finish. The 2015 vintage of this Crianza is sporting a new label, but the contents are just as good, if not better than earlier vintages. This is a consistent Rioja Crianza year on year and … Read More
El Escoces Volante Manga del Brujo 2015
Manga del Brujo has a complex, rich, spicy damson and plum nose with hints of garrigue and chocolate. These are followed by rich strawberry, plum fruit flavours and pepper notes. This is a big wine which is superbly concentrated, elegant and yet burly at the same time! 5 months in oak barrel has given this intensely flavoured wine a perfect balance and great length. Hand-picked grapes from selected, very low-yield vines give this wine it’s … Read More
Bodegas Urbina Crianza 2011
Bodegas Urbina Crianza 2011 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 2015 Rioja Crianzas at the moment, but this is something different to discover. The 2011 vintage which has attracted 92 points from Tim Atkin MW in his 2019 Special Rioja Report! Intense strawberry, blackberry and vanilla aromas immediately … Read More
Luis Cañas Crianza 2015
Luis Cañas Crianza has rich blackcurrant and raspberry aromas with hints of creamy oak with enticing balsam hints. This leads you into its concentrated, rich fruit flavours and complex, savoury layers. It is such an elegant, yet appealing Rioja Crianza, with great structure, excellent balance and smooth round tannins. We are always impressed by the quality and price of this stylish Crianza which is more like a Reserva in elegance, complexity and depth of flavours. … Read More
Ramon Bilbao Edición Limitada Crianza 2015
Ramon Bilbao Edición Limitada Crianza has rich aromas of black fruit and inviting black pepper and spicy notes on the nose, coupled with complex aromas of cocoa and chocolate mingled with oak hints. Intense black and damson flavours develop with a silky warmth and combine with liquorice nuances and toasty oak. This is a full-flavoured, complex limited edition Rioja Crianza. It has a velvety mouthfeel, ripe tannins coupled with excellent structure, balance and brilliant … Read More
Cuvee de Cair 2015/16
Cuvee de Cair is a Roble (oak aged wine) from Dominio de Cair. Tempranillo is blended with a touch of Merlot and aged in oak for 9 months. The result is complex, layered aromas of black fruits, chocolate and mocha coupled with a rich, intense, highly structured palate of savoury black fruit with creamy oak notes and excellent length. It has a beautiful balance of tannins and fruit. A special wine, and if you … Read More
Luis Cañas Reserva 2013
Luis Cañas Reserva is a beautifully balanced, special wine from one of the top Rioja Bodegas. It has a spicy, blackcurrant nose with a touch of creamy oak. The flavours show flavourful dark berry fruits together with layers of cocoa, oak and balsam hints. It displays leafy tannins, good structure, real elegance and length. Overall a lighter style than Muga Reserva Especial but a step up on the very good Luis Cañas Crianza 2015. … Read More
Bodegas Urbina Gran Reserva 2004
Bodegas 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. It has good structure, with some firm tannins in the background which mean that … Read More
Dominio de Cair Crianza 2013
Dominio de Cair Crianza is a full-bodied wine. It is so appealing, elegant and refined, with intense and complex aromas of blackcurrant fruit, leather and dark chocolate and a wonderfully complex and succulent palate of blackfruits with well integrated oak. This wine demonstrates how power and finesse can be brilliantly combined; the flavours really do go on and on. A consistently excellent Ribera Crianza. In 2013 despite a cool start to the growing year, … Read More
Muga Selección Especial Reserva 2011
Muga Selección Especial Reserva 2011 is a stunning, limited edition Reserva which is only made in very good years. Dark, brambly and red fruit together with subtle oak aromas are coupled with balsamic, mint and liquorice notes. The mature berry fruit flavours are intense and complex with peppery spice, and coffee hints coupled with excellent balance and length. This is more like a really fine Gran Reserva in style with beautifully integrated oak; rich … Read More
Spanish Organics – with Tasting Notes
Dominio de Punctum – natural organic wines from Spain “Spanish Organics” case offer is a selection of natural, organic wines from a family-run estate at 750 metres near Las Pedroñeras in La Mancha (around half way between Valencia and Madrid). These wines really are stunning value, and even more so in this Special Offer Case! Domino de Punctum is led by Jesus Fernadez (Viticulturist) who, together with his sister (and wine-maker) Ruth, have developed … Read More
Winter Warmers Case offer – with Tasting Notes
Six warming red wines which offer terrific value. This case includes three organic reds from Spain, a Rioja Crianza and a full bodied red from DO Toro plus an intriguing blend from South Africa from Extreme Vineyards (yes, that is their name) called Bonfire Hill Red! The wines made from Tempranillo, Petit Verdot, Garnacha, Tinto de Toro, Shiraz, Malbec and Touriga Nacional! Discover this great range of warming reds this winter! This case comes … Read More
Off the beaten track Spain Case Offer
Spain offers so much more than Rioja, so we have put together an Off the beaten track Spain Case Offer; this is a great way of discovering six distinctive and delicious wines from less well known areas of Spain. All these wines are from small family-run producers. Two white wines – one comes from an organic Estate in central Spain, and the other from Monterrei in Galicia. The four red wines range from DO … Read More
Rioja Case Offer – with Tasting Notes
Includes 3 award-winning Rioja Crianzas Discover six distinctive Rioja reds from family producers, including top Rioja Bodegas of Luis Cañas and Urbina. This Case comes complete with Tasting Notes. Manzanos Tempranillo Roble 2018 (1 bottle) A lightly oaked Rioja made mainly from Tempranillo. It has aromas of ripe black and red fruits, spices, liquorice and chocolate. A nicely fruity, round and well-balanced red from family producer Bodegas Manzanos. It has spent six months ageing … Read More