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  • 2022 Organic Tempranillo,  Mesta Red Wine

    2022 Organic Tempranillo, Mesta

    £1175

    A vibrant and juicy, unoaked Tempranillo showing great purity and typicity from high altitude vines. Expressive and well-defined aromas of red berries, rosemary, and a touch of liquorice are echoed on the palate. Fresh, with a rounded texture and excellent persistence on the palate, through to a satisfyingly dry finish.

    The grapes are grown in high-altitude vineyards in the northernmost part of Central Castile, where the continental climate enjoys sunny days and cool nights. This diurnal temperature difference encourages grapes with intense fruit and excellent varietal definition, which retaining remarkable freshness. The vineyards are sustainably managed and organically farmed as part of an integrated ecosystem. Low annual rainfall results in low disease pressure, enabling the vines to be grown without the aid of fungicides. Fertilisers have never been used, only organic manure is applied and weed control is managed by a low, superficial tilling. Rainwater is collected in a small reservoir and is used for drip irrigation in the case of extreme drought.

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  • 2020 Organic Tempranillo Rosé, Mesta Rose Wine

    2020 Organic Tempranillo Rosé, Mesta

    £1175

    This organic Rosé is made from 100% Tempranillo and is an approachable but serious rosé, displaying great purity of flavour in a light, elegant style. Pale strawberry in colour, with fresh berry aromas and subtle floral notes, this shows excellent fruit concentration on the palate. A slightly off-dry finish is beautifully balanced by crisp acidity and a refreshing, savoury note.

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  • 2021 Viña Eguía Rioja Tempranillo, Bodegas Muriel Red Wine

    2021 Viña Eguía Rioja Tempranillo, Bodegas Muriel

    £1249

    The Viña Eguía Rioja Tempranillo is a cherry red colour with strong intensity. Aged for 6 months in oak the it offers bold red fruit aromas to the nose along with scents of vanilla, coconut, liquorice and oak. The palate is fresh, vibrant, savoury and elegant leaving a pleasant long finish. A great introduction to the Tempranillo wines of Rioja.

    Ideal partner to tapas, sausages, grilled meats and stews.

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  • 2019 Toro Tempranillo, Hermanos Lurton Red Wine

    2019 Toro Tempranillo, Hermanos Lurton

    £1295

    This fantastic 100% Tempranillo is from the Toro appellation which is in the Castilla y León in north-western Spain.

    This is a young, fresh expression of Tempranillo aged for 6 months in 100% French oak. In the glass it has an alluring deep red colour with a very expressive nose of berries fruit, caramel and vanilla notes. The palate is rich and structured with supple tannins. Flavours of red fruits, vanilla along with hints of balsamic abound.   A fantastic Bbq wine made for drinking in the next few years.

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  • 2020 Rioja Crianza, HugonellRed Wine

    2020 Rioja Crianza, Hugonell

    £1395

    This is a classically made Rioja that is a smooth and rounded traditional Rioja blend of red berried fruits and beautifully integrated oaky notes of subtle spice and vanilla.

    The fruit for Hugonell Crianza comes from vineyards in Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Alta and a little from Rioja Oriental. The average age of the vines is approximately 15 years and the soil patterns in the vineyards are a combination of the well-known limestone-clay-alluvial mixture, which is found in most of Central Rioja.

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  • Offer 2015 Rioja Gran Reserva, Bodegas Ondarre Red Wine

    2015 Rioja Gran Reserva, Bodegas Ondarre

    Original price was: £1995.Current price is: £1595. 20% saving

    Bodegas Ondarre makes exceptional value Rioja – it amazes us every time we drink their wines, how they can make wines of quality for these prices!

    This 2015 has a complex and mature bouquet that offers rich fruit aromas, along with hints of spice and notes of raisined fruit layered with tobacco and leather. Elegant and velvety, this is classic Gran Reserva Rioja.

    The carefully selected grapes for this wine come from old vineyards surrounding the village of Viana, which overlooks the Rioja Valley, in what is now known as Rioja Oriental. The climate is continental with a noticeable Mediterranean influence. The 40-year-old, low-yielding vines are situated on the slopes which climb up toward the Sierra Mountains at elevations of 600 to 750 metres, where the diversity of the soils contributes to the complexity of the wine.

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  • 2018 Rioja Edicion Limitada, Ramon Bilbao Red Wine

    2018 Rioja Edicion Limitada, Ramon Bilbao

    £1650

    Ramon Bilbao Edición Limitada Crianza offers a different and more opulent style of Rioja, which retains elegance and freshness at the same time.

    In the glass, it has an intense ruby red colour with black cherry glints.  High fruit intensity on the nose, with a perfect balance of dark fruit and oak on the palate. The spicy nuances play a key role, with black pepper, cloves and cumin. Fresh wood aromas with notes of cocoa, dry tobacco leaves and mint and a smooth, fruity mouth-feel with a long finish. Polished tannins and refreshing acidity.

    “Sourced entirely from the north-western corner of the Rioja Alta, this refreshing pure Tempranillo confirms the move away from toasty oak at Ramón Bilbao towards wines with more fruit expression and balance. Scented, racy and refined with lovely focus and brightness.”  93 Points – Drink 2022-27: Tim Atkin MW – Special Report Rioja 2020 (2017 Vintage)

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  • 2018 Rioja Reserva, Bodegas Ondarre Red Wine

    2018 Rioja Reserva, Bodegas Ondarre

    £1695

    Leather, vanilla and spice of traditionally made Rioja enveloped in a smooth and textured palate. Balanced, with ripe, wild strawberries and integrated tannins through to a long, lingering finish.

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  • 2018 Tempranillo de Laderas, Badiola Red Wine

    2018 Tempranillo de Laderas, Badiola

    £1695

    Badiola is the creation of 2 Masters of Wine, Andreas Kubach and Sam Harrop along with txakoli producer Gorka Izagirre.   Andreas and Sam along with Winemaker Tao Plantón craft modern Rioja wines with an emphasis on-site rather than how long it has aged in an oak barrel.  The winemaking philosophy is to obtain very pure, fresh and well-textured wines that reflect their origin.

    The 2018 Tempranillo de Laderas has pure and precise aromas of cherries and red berries are layered with herbal notes of thyme through to a textured palate. This wine shows an excellent balance between fresh natural acidity, fruit concentration and firm, but fine-grained tannins.

    ‘Laderas’ means hillside and this wine takes its name from the hillside vineyards on which the grapes are grown. The fruit is carefully selected from over 300 parcels that are situated on the slopes of the Sierra Cantabria, in Rioja Alavesa. The average plot size is just 0.3 hectares and the average age of the vineyard is approximately 50 years, but some of the vines are significantly older, producing low yields of concentrated juice. The Gobelet trained vines are planted in limestone soils, resulting in elegant wines that are fresh, precise and age-worthy due to the balancing acidity.

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  • 2019 El Vínculo Crianza, Familia Fernández Rivera Red Wine

    2019 El Vínculo Crianza, Familia Fernández Rivera

    £1695
    The name El Vínculo, meaning “union” or “link,” symbolises both the connection that the winery forms between the two Castile regions (Castilla La Mancha and Castilla y León) and a commemoration of the namesake wine cellar owned by the grandparents of the family company’s newest generation.
    The El Vínculo Crianza is made from a thicker-skinned variety of Tempranillo indigenous to the La Mancha region, called Cencibel sourced from vineyards with an average age of 50 years. After fermentation, the wine was aged for 24 months in American oak barrels and then 6 months rest in the bottle. Expressive, concentrated aromatics on the nose with ripe fruit such as blackberries and plums coming to the fore against a subtle backdrop of liquorice, one of Tempranillo’s typical characteristics. This is a wine that has body with fine-grained, well-integrated tannins. Nice volume on the entry to the palate with ripe tannins, a round mouth-feel together with a very good length of flavour revealing hints of black fruit, some spice and vanilla.
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  • 2022 Vinho Rochas, Baleia Wines Red Wine

    2022 Vinho Rochas, Baleia Wines

    £1725

    Wine from Rock – Made from Tempranillo and Syrah grapes grown in pure limestone soils, that are so hard and rocky that the vine struggles to grow and thus yields a small, concentrated crop. Baleia respect the fruit by making use of amphorae and large wooden foudres in the cellar, which highlights the unique minerality and makes for a tantalizing wine bursting with character.

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  • 2018 Quinta de Quercus Red Wine

    2018 Quinta de Quercus

    £1775

    Quinta de Quercus winemaker Sam Harrop produces single vineyard and parcel wines from 44 hectares of high-altitude, sustainably grown vineyards in central Castile.  This 2017 Quinta de Quercus is a single-vineyard wine made from the hillside plantings of 30-year-old Tempranillo.

    In the glass, it has intense aromas of ripe blackberries that are enhanced by subtle herbal notes and refined layers of oak spice and clove. Full-bodied and concentrated, yet juicy and vibrant, this wine delivers a beautifully textured palate of velvety, finely-knit tannins and a precise, long finish.   This wine is age-worthy and will drink very well into the late 2020s.

    The grapes are grown in a single parcel called Viña Ocaña, which is the oldest vineyard plot on the Quinta de Quercus estate. Situated at 800 metres above sea level, the altitude imparts a distinct freshness to the wine. The warm days are tempered by cool nights and this temperature difference helps to retain the acidity in the grapes balancing the concentrated flavours.

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  • 2020 Finca San Martin Crianza, Torre de Ona Red Wine

    2020 Finca San Martin Crianza, Torre de Ona

    £1800

    Finca San Martin Crianza captures the young spirit of Rioja Alavesa, always a reliable and delicious Crianza that drinks like many Reserva’s.

    This 2020 Vintage displays a nose that is fresh with vibrant fruit aromas and hints of wild strawberries, raspberries and cranberries. These red fruit notes are followed by spicy aromas of vanilla, caramel, cedar and liquorice. Balanced on the palate with a lively attack and a smooth and balanced mid-palate. The finish is long with a fruity expression and balsamic notes.

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  • 2020 Rioja Tinto, Bodega Alegre Valganon Red Wine

    2020 Rioja Tinto, Bodega Alegre Valganon

    £1895

    Winemaker Oscar Alegre is at the forefront of a revolution in Spain. “Traditional Rioja is actually only 150 years old, driven by French influence at the end of the 19th Century – but Alegre Valgañon are among those championing a return to the much deeper roots of the region, making wine as it was before Phylloxera. Oscar and his wife Eva make gorgeous, sculpted Rioja from old plots of vines in the shadow of the Obarenes Mountains which are some of the highest and coolest in the region, yielding wines that are refined and aromatic.  Their vineyard plots are managed meticulously and they favour whole bunch fermentation, long macerations and ageing in large, neutral barrels.

    In the glass this 2020 Rioja Tinto is silky smooth with a freshness and lightness of touch to it’s crunchy red, mineral tinged fruits.  Garnacha adds a little bit of weight but overall the wine is wonderfully silky and elegant with terroir and fruit shining through rather than oak.

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  • Offer 2020 Rioja ‘Las Parcelas’, Badiola Red Wine

    2020 Rioja ‘Las Parcelas’, Badiola

    Original price was: £2450.Current price is: £1950. 20% saving

    This fabulous new style, attention to detail Rioja has pure and intense aromas of dark cherry and blackberry that are complemented by violet and clove highlights. On the palate, the wonderful fruit concentration is balanced by fresh acidity, with characterful chalky tannins leading to a long, mineral finish.

    The grapes come from 300 carefully selected parcels, situated on the slopes of the Sierra Cantabria, in Rioja Alavesa. The average plot size is just 0.3 hectares and the average age of the vineyard is approximately 50 years, but some of the vines are significantly older, producing low yields of concentrated juice. The bush vines are planted in limestone soils, resulting in elegant wines that are fresh, precise and age-worthy due to the balancing acidity.

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