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...(more info)

A real gentle soul this, a subtle leafiness, then a medium weight of plum and cassis, soft but with a definite tannic structure, this is as easy as they come.

Juicy cranberry and redcurrant fruits on the nose here with just a touch of spiciness. The palate is soft with some nice red fruit weight, a little bit earthy and some mocha notes on the smooth f...(more info)

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)

Yet again this collective of old farmers in Yecla, the 'Old Hands' have come up trumps. Organically grown Monastrell (Mourvedre) is picked at perfect ripeness and results in this startling value...(more info)

Harvest is quite late here to allow the Monastrell (Mouvedre) to reach peak maturity - and the grapes are brought in during the first week of October. The estate works organically and the Monastr...(more info)

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)

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)

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 ber...(more info)

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...(more info)

This juicy Crianza is named ‘black feet’ (Pies Negros) because of the traditional grape treading they still do here at Artuke. Made mostly from Tempranillo with a dash of Graciano, the fruit is f...(more info)