Abadia Retuerta Seleccion Especial 2017
Produced from a selection of the best grapes from Abadia Retuerta’s vineyards, this deep coloured, complex red combines the richness of Tempranillo, the elegance of Cabernet Sauvignon and the strength of Syrah. The nose is fresh and vibrant, full of ripe black and red fruits combined with lingering notes of balsamic, liquorice and sweet oak wood. The full bodied, creamy palate is structured by smooth tannins, juicy ripe fruits and a hint of cedar. 2011 was one of Abadía Retuerta’s best ever vintages, delivering a style of wine that can be drunk with pleasure right now or left to develop further complexities over the next few years.
Grape: 75% Tempranillo 15% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Other
Region: Vina de la Tierra de Castilla y León
Abv: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £33.95 per bottle
Ramon Bilbao Monte Llano Tinto 2018
Red violet colour, with purple hues. On the nose the wine leaves subtle aromas of ripe fruits (blackcurrants, raspberries). On the palate it is fresh, structured and very fruity.
Grape: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Abv: 14%
Size: 75cl
Price: £10.45 per bottle
Ribera del Dureo Pesquera Crianza 2018
Made by the fantastic winemaker, Alejandro Fernandez who has been a major contributor to the success of Ribera del Duero wines in recent years. This oaked red wine is made from 100% Tempranillo (Tinta del Pais) grapes from 40-year-old vines, and aged for 18 months in oak. Bright ruby red, it has smokey, leathery aromas followed by black fruits and spicy notes on the palate. Firm silky tannins with integated oak spice and a refined elegant finish.
Grape: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Ribera del Duero
Abv: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £24.85 per bottle
Ribera del Dureo Pesquera Reserve 2016/2017
Alejandro Fernandez set up Pesquera Bodega in Ribera del Duero in 1972 and has gone on to produce some of the regions best wines. Attractive ripe cherry colour with lively ruby coloured glints. An elegant wine with a velvety mouthfeel and an abundance of aromatic nuances and black fruits such as damson, blackcurrant and blueberries. There are hints of well seasoned fruit, rich hints of cocoa and vanilla. A complex wine which reveals many layers to this wine and an incredibly long finish.
Grape: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Ribera del Duero
Abv: 14%
Size: 75cl
Price: £35.85 per bottle
Hacienda El Ternero Reserve 2011
Hacienda el Ternero have made this fantastically concentrated Reserva from a blend of 95% Tempranillo and 5% Mazuelo. They create barrels just for this wine from French oak which have had a special toast for 26 minutes to impart the desired flavour. Concentrated black fruits and chocolate on the nose. The palate is full bodied with blackberries, black olives, dark chocolate, balsamic and wild herb notes. Grippy tannins balanced with the fresh acidity which is a characteristic of the area.
Grape: 95% Tempranillo 5% Mazuelo
Region: Rioja
Abv: 14%
Size: 75cl
Price: £26.55 per bottle
Tierra de Los Santos 'Seleccion Especial' 2017
This superb Garnacha from the Extremadura area of Spain has intense bramble fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is supple and round with delicious sweet blackberry, cherry and plum notes combined with chocolate and a herbal character. Chewy tannins and a fresh acidity give structure to the wine which finishes long and fruity.
Grape: 100% Garnacha
Region: Extremadura
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £9.65 per bottle
Bodegas y Vinedos Monfil 2019/2020
Made from 35 year old vines in Carinena, this is an elegant wine with a prominence of concentrated black fruit aromas on the nose. A classic Garnacha, bursting full of blackcurrants, blackberries and plum. The palate is velvety and smooth with silky tannins and exceptional length.
Grape: 100% Garnacha
Region: Carinena
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £9.85 per bottle
Pardo Bodgeas LaOsa 2016
Intense ruby and garnet colour. At first the aromas is full of powerful fruit but then develops into toasted notes, dried fruit and spices. On the palate it is silky, medium-bodied yet powerful with a fresh mineral finish.
Grape: 100% Mencia
Region: Bierzo
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £23.45 per bottle
Finca Amalia 2018
Intense aroma of ripe fruit, peach and plum compotes with spicy and toasted notes. Perfect balance of fruit and tannins. Full bodied, complex and flavoursome with a long, persistent finish.
Grape: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Abv: 13%
Size: 75cl
Price: £13.15 per bottle
Franck Massard El Brindis DO 2018
Clear lively ruby colour wine. Its intriguing contrast between the somewhat “reserved” tones of the Carignan grape variety and a vibrant combination of red berries and Mediterranean herbs such as thyme and Timut pepper can be appreciated. Seductive palate with polished tannins, juicy freshly squeezed blackberries fragrance and a whiff of juniper berries.
Grape: 60% Carinena 40% Garnacha
Region: Montsant
Abv: 14%
Size: 75cl
Price: £15.75 per bottle
Fincas de Azabache 2019/2020
The Aldeanueva winery in the heart of Rioja is well known for its wines. A vibrant, unoaked and supple red, made exclusively from Tempranillo grapes grown in the dry Baja region of Rioja. This plummy, soft seductive wine exhibits typical Tempranillo character of red fruits such as cherry, raspberry and plum with notes of liquorice and finishes soft and rounded.
Grape: 100% Garnacha
Region: Rioja
Abv: 14%
Size: 75cl
Price: £9.75 per bottle
Hacienda El Ternero Torno Crianza 2015
The name `Torno` stems from the old Monastery; the monks would place food and clothing onto the base of a rotating door which they would turn 'torno' so that the people outside could get to them without looking out. 100% Tempranillo, this fantastic Crianza was aged for 12 months in French oak barrels before resting in bottle. The nose is perfumed with violets and cherries. The palate is fresh and structured with notes of black fruits with spices and hints of caramel from the oak influence on the finish.
Grape: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £14.35 per bottle
Bodegas Taron 2019
This supple and fruity red from Bodegas Taron is made from 100% Tempranillo. Bright ruby red in colour with fresh black fruits on the nose. The palate is juicy with lots cherry, plum and bramble fruit flavours combined with a fresh acidity, soft tannins and a long, fruity finish.
Grape: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Abv: 13%
Size: 75cl
Price: £10.55 per bottle
Heredad de Tejada Tinto 2019
Fresh, fruity Rioja from old vines, all raspberry and liquorice, with a touch of herbaceousness on the nose.
Grape: 100% Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £13.45 per bottle
Fincas de Azabache Gran Reserva 2007/2012
This excellent Gran Reserva Rioja is selected from the best vineyards from an exceptional year. The blend includes 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 10% Graciano, which has been softened by three years in oak and three more in bottle before release. It shows supple, velvety rich fruit flavours with complex spice and vanilla notes from its period in oak that linger well into the finish.
Grape: 70% Tempranillo 20% Garnacha 10% Graciano
Region: Rioja
Abv: 14%
Size: 75cl
Price: £20.95 per bottle
La Rioja Alta S.A. Gran Reserva 904 2011
La Rioja Alta doesn't do things by halves. This '904' Gran Reserva is only bottled in excellent years. It's not uncommon for three years to go by without a vintage. Every grape is picked and sorted by hand. The wine ages for four years in American oak barrels, which are all made by hand at the winery.
Grape: 89% Tempranillo 11% Graciano
Region: Rioja
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £58.65 per bottle
Juan Gil Silver Label 2018
Warm, elegant red, brimming with ripe currants and crème de cassis, the nose a fine blend of smoke and spice.
Grape: 100% Monastrell
Region: Jumilla
Abv: 15%
Size: 75cl
Price: £20.15 per bottle
Ramon Bilbao Reserva 2015
Elegant, sophisticated Rioja, packed with blackberries and scented with cedar, leather and spice.
Grape: 90% Tempranillo 5% Mazuelo 5% Graciano
Region: Rioja
Abv: 14%
Size: 75cl
Price: £22.25 per bottle
Bodegas Muriel Eguia 2018
Aromas include vanilla, coconut and balsamic notes with well-balanced mature oak and red fruit and a hint of liquorice. The palate is full and elegant with a pleasant finish. It is the perfect wine for everyday drinking.
Grape: Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Abv: 14%
Size: 75cl
Price: £13.65 per bottle
Torre de Ona Finca San Martin Crianza 2016
A wine with a subtle nose, suave and delicious... a Rioja cut for a more modern and juicy approach! We are far from the heavy and alcohol-drenched stereotypes of the region. This wine highlights the fruit and delicious typical characteristics of the grape variety of the region.
Grape: Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Abv: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £16.45 per bottle
La Rioja Alta Viña Arana Gran Reserva 2012
The Viña Arana Gran Reserva shows that character, because it is ripe and concentrated but also balanced and elegant with fresh acids. In the nose we smell notes of undergrowth, wet forest floor, herbs and smoke, leather and the Arana Gran Reserva is very recognizable as Rioja. It is clean, aromatic and open. Very pleasant and approachable, with enough grip to gastronomically stand its ground.
Grape: Mazuelo Tempranillo
Region: Rioja
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £37.25 per bottle
Care Crianza 2017
Rich, powerful Merlot-Tempranillo blend, with flavours of red and black fruit and spicy aromas.
Grape: 70% Tempranillo 30% Merlot
Region: Cariñena
Abv: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £12.75 per bottle
Camins del Priorat Álvaro Palacios 2019
Black plum colour. Aromas of licorice, currants and blackberries.Supple and velvety on the attack, the wine offers a gorgeous ripe blueberry, fig, and blackcurrant fruit accented by notes of dark roasted coffee beans and dark chocolate. Fine tannins emerge on the wine’s back-palate. Long, spicy, licorice-tinged finish.
Grape: Garnacha Syrah Cabernet Sauvignon Cariñena Merlot
Region: Priorat
Abv: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £27.85 per bottle
Vega Reserva Rioja 2015
This is where we begin to see more complexity of flavour. The nose has aromas of freshly picked berry fruits with a lovely hint of sweet vanilla. The palate is more intense in flavour with plum, blackcurrant leaf and tobacco aromas. Great balance and wonderful length on the finish.
Grape: 85% Tempranillo 10% Graciano 5% Mazuelo
Region: Rioja
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £18.85 per bottle
Dominio de Punctum
The cherry red colour with a hint of purple, the aroma is deliciously raspberry and has a light toast brought by oak ripening. A balanced and high-quality whole, the nuances of which keep you interested until the end.
Grape: 100% Syrah
Region: Castilla La Mancha
Abv: 13%
Size: 75cl
Price: £15.95 per bottle
El Zafiro Extremadura Tinto 2017/2018
From the high Sierras of southwestern Spain this inspired blend combines the cherry and strawberry fruit character of the local Tempranillo with the spice and structure of Shiraz. Fresh and focussed young fruit lends vigour to a mid-weight palate that is supple and balanced.
Grape: 80% Tempranillo 20% Shiraz
Region: Extremadura
Abv: 13.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £8.45 per bottle
Clos Pons Alges 2013
From the high Sierras of southwestern Spain this inspired blend combines the cherry and strawberry fruit character of the local Tempranillo with the spice and structure of Shiraz. Fresh and focussed young fruit lends vigour to a mid-weight palate that is supple and balanced.
Grape: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Syrah
Region: Extremadura
Abv: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Price: £18.75 per bottle
