Spain

The 2023 keeps up the standard from Maria and the family at Bodegas Monfil! Rich with exuberant blueberry, cranberry and damson fruit. Supple and fresh in the mouth with succulent berry fruitiness and a delicate bite of...(read more)

The brilliant wine writer Matthew Jukes was full of praise for the last release of this brilliant wine from our friends at Bodegas Nodus - he wrote 'joyous, brightly fruited, seamless and blessed with crunchy acidity and...(read more)

You have to keep double-checking the incredible price when tasting this delicious juicy red from southern Spain. Such joy for so little. Bobal is the grape, not widely known, but on this showing it deserves a much bigger...(read more)

The estate works organically and the Monastrell vines are now more than 25 years old. This explains the great depth of fruit and complex aromas. This is 'Bandol on a budget' with softer edges - and totally delicious! Dar...(read more)

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)

Cisco 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)

Back in the early 1990s, this carbonic maceration blend of Tempranillo and 5% Viura was the only wine that the De Miguel family made. Foot-trodden and fermented in concrete, it's just a wonderful drink, busting with arom...(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. Another Rioja that...(read more)

We really love Sandra's high elevation Rioja and this is another cracker. At 400 Metres up you start to get wines with greater freshness and precision, fragrant and detailed, this has damson, blueberry and dark cherry fr...(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 delivers everything in su...(read more)

Sourced from 30 different parcels in Ábalos, originally owned by Arturo de Miguel's mother's side of the family, this is a great value introduction to the bodega's reds. Lilac, violet and wild thyme aromas lead yo...(read more)