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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.
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2016 TEMPRANILLO Las Corazas Bodegas Roqueta
Castilla y León Spain 13.5% Red
Tempranillo.
Extraordinarily good value, this ripe and juicy Tempranillo from the heartland of Spain, Castilla y León, has even been given a three month passage in oak, giving it an added dimension of...(more info)
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2017 CHAVAL Bobal 'Ecologica' Bodegas Nodus
Valencia Spain 13% Red
Bobal.
We couldn't quite believe the price when we tasted this delicious juicy red from southern Spain. Bobal is the grape, not widely known, but on this showing it deserves a much bigger audience. Plum...(more info)
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2018 GARNACHA Bodegas y Viñedos Monfil
Cariñena Spain 13.5% Red
Garnacha, Syrah.
Just as juicily packed with fruit as the 2017, possibly a little less structured and tannic, and already great fun to drink. There is a joyous nose of dark cherry, damson and raspberry, all backe...(more info)
L&S
2018 OLD HANDS Monastrell Ecológico Bodegas La Purisima
Yecla Spain Red
Monastrell.
Yet again this collective of old farmers in Yecla, the 'Old Hands' have come up trumps. Organically grown Monastrell (Mouvedre) is picked at perfect ripeness and results in this startling value r...(more info)
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2017 TALENTO Monastrell Ecológico Ego Bodegas
Jumilla Spain 14% Red
Monastrell. Vegetarian
Harvest is relatively late here to allow the Monastrell (Mouvedre) to reach peak maturity - and the grapes are brought in during the first week of October This brilliant estate works organically...(more info)
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2017 ARTUKE RIOJA Bodegas y Viñedos Artuke
Rioja Spain 13.5% Red
Viura, Tempranillo.
I previewed the carbonic maceration 2017 Artuke one month before the first lot was due to be bottled. They expect to produce only 35,000 bottles in three lots, half of the normal production, as t...(more info)
Luis Gutierrez, www.robertparker.com
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2018 ARTUKE Rioja
Rioja Spain 13.5% Red
Viura, Tempranillo. Bio-dynamic
Unwooded, joyful Rioja - as drunk by the locals - but sadly rarely seen outside of the region. An element of this juice is fermented under carbonic maceration - like the Gamays of Beaujolais and...(more info)
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2015 REY DON GARCIA RIOJA Crianza Bodegas Ruconia
Rioja Alta Rioja Spain 13% Red
Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo.
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 throug...(more info)
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2016 REY DON GARCIA RIOJA Crianza Bodegas Ruconia
Rioja Alta Rioja Spain 13% Red
Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo.
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 throug...(more info)
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2017 MUNIA TORO Roble 8 Meses Bodegas Viñaguarena
Toro Spain 14.5% Red
Tinta de Toro.
This new arrival is a complete gem. 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)...(more info)
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2018 PRIOS MAXIMUS Roble Bodegas de Los Rios Prieto
Ribera del Duero Spain Red
Tinto Fino.
100% Tempranillo hand harvested from the Pesquera vineyards from 25 year old vines, then aged for 6 months in American oak barrels. Intense, fresh red cherries, blackberries and redcurrants on th...(more info)
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2018 ACUMA Ego Bodegas
Jumilla Spain Red
Monastrell, Petit Verdot, Syrah.
This has super intense fruit aromas and a really saturated, cassis, dark-cherry and plum palate with such silky and soft, ripe tannins. A blend of monastrell, syrah and petit verdot. Drink or hol...(more info)
James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.comORDER
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