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Of course, you can’t talk about Spanish red wine without mentioning Rioja. Sometime erroneously taken to mean all Spanish red wines, the wines of Rioja are from a specific region in northern Spain hugging the Rio Ebro. One of the Ebro’s tributaries lends the region its name – the Rio Oja. The synthesis of Garnacha and Tempranillo with American oak barrels is a style of wine much copied in Spain but rarely without. The reliance on long wood ageing has been tempered in recent years to an extent, but oak still defines the classic Rioja.
[Read more...]2021 OLD HANDS Monastrell Ecológico Bodegas La Purisima
Yecla Spain 14% Red
Monastrell.
The 'Old Hands' of Yecla have again made an absolute cracker this vintage. Organically grown by a collective of old farmers, this Monastrell (also known as Mourvedre in France) is picked at perfect ripeness giving a beau...(read more)
L&S2022 CAPELLANA Tinto Bodegas Nodus
Utiel-Requena Valencia Spain 13% Red
Tempranillo. Certified Organic
For the last thirty or so years, I have played a wine-hunting game at this time of year. The challenge I set myself is to find the two best party wines for the forthcoming festive season. The rules are simple: the wi...(read more)
Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com2020 MUNIA TORO Roble Bodegas Viñaguareña
Toro Spain 14.5% Red
Tinta de Toro.
Made with fruit from the estate's vineyards right above the banks of the Guareña river, (a tributary of the Douro) this pure Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) is loaded with delicious expressive fruit notes from the ver...(read more)
L&S2020 TALENTO Monastrell Ecológico Ego Bodegas
Jumilla Spain 14% Red
Monastrell. Certified Organic
Vivid ruby-red. Primary red and blue fruit scents show good clarity and spicy lift. Silky in texture and lively on the palate, offering juicy boysenberry and black raspberry flavors and a hint of bitter chocolate. Finish...(read more)
Josh Raynolds, www.vinousmedia.com2020 ACUMA Ego Bodegas
Jumilla Spain 14% Red
Syrah, Monastrell, Petit Verdot.
Intense cherry garnet, medium-high layer, clean and bright. The aroma of good intensity, elegant, fine and harmonious. The presence of red and black fruit is reflected in toasted aromas and minerals wrapped in creaminess...(read more)
Winemaker's notes2020 LA PINADA Bobal Agricola de Vinos la Higuera
Valencia Spain 13.5% Red
Bobal.
Chisco sources the grapes for this joyous little number from a single parcel called La Pinada planted in 1958, growing on alluvial and clay soils. This is all about fresh fruit, with lovely crunchy acidity and a slightly...(read more)
L&S2020 GARNACHA SYRAH Écologico Bodegaverde de San Valero
Cariñena Spain 15% Red
Garnacha, Syrah. Certified Organic
Bold, rich and totally satisfying, this Garnacha and Syrah blend is full of dark bramble fruit, notes of dark chocolate, spice and macerated dark cherries. A gorgeous fulsome mouthful, with structure and drive, a wine to...(read more)
L&S2022 ARTUKE Rioja
Rioja Spain 13.5% Red
Tempranillo, Viura.
It's Rioja Jim, but not as we know it! Partial carbonic maceration to promote the bright primary fruitiness of the Tempranillo, raspberry and juicy cherry, sappy and bright, with a thirst quenching tang. There's some lov...(read more)
L&S2020 EL OSO Y LA ALEMANA Red Màquina y Tabla
Toro Spain 14% Red
Garnacha, Tinta de Toro.
Here we have a blend of predominantly Garnacha with a slug of Tinta de Toro, brightly aromatic with damson, cherry and raspberry fruit, delicately spicy. The palate is sleek and fresh, with a berry fruit core, raspberry...(read more)
L&S2019 REY DON GARCIA RIOJA Crianza Bodegas Ruconia
Rioja Alta Rioja Spain 13% Red
Mazuelo, Tempranillo, Graciano.
A lovely Crianza from Bodegas Ruconia. This is a firm favourite at L&S. Lots of lively cherry fruit wrapped up in attractive vanilla oak. Medium bodied, the wine holds a good high tone throughout. Another Rioja that...(read more)
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