Spain

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...(read more)

Brilliant value, ripe and juicy Tempranillo from Castilla y León.

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...(read more)

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...(read more)

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...(read more)

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 the res...(read more)

Hand-picked, selected 100% Tinta del Pais from Pesquera’s 40 year old vineyards, aged 6 months in American oak barrels. Lively, deep gooseberry colour with violet undertones. Powerful, clean bouquet...(read more)

This delicious new arrival has roared onto the shelves from the sunny south of Spain. It’s made from a blend of Monastrell, Syrah and Petit Verdot. All the grapes are hand-picked on a plot by plo...(read more)

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...(read more)

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) is loa...(read more)

This really is a superb vintage of this wine, so much to love in the more traditional Rioja style here, liquorice, coffee, meat juices, leather, redcurrants, herbs and cedar. But the palate then...(read more)

This is one of the (bio) dynamic duo's most fascinating wines. Tinta de Toro is another name for Tempranillo - the delicious soft and spicy red grape that is at the heart of so many of Spain's fi...(read more)