Spain
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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2018 GARNACHA Bodegas y Viñedos Monfil
Cariñena Spain 13.5% Red
Syrah, Garnacha.
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 backed by a lively pepperiness...(read more)
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2019 GARNACHA Bodegas y Viñedos Monfil
Cariñena Spain 13.5% Red
Syrah, Garnacha.
There is a joyous nose of dark cherry, damson and raspberry, all backed by a lively pepperiness. Smooth and supple and not in any way heavy (which is something lesser Garnachas can lean towards).
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2019 CHAVAL Bobal 'Ecologica' Bodegas Nodus
Valencia Spain 13% Red
Bobal. Vegan, Certified Organic, Vegetarian
This really is a sensational wine for the money. Dark and fleshy, with blackberry, loganberry and plum fruits. Delicious weight and intensity of fruit, with an earthy under-note, plenty of character that keeps this wine...(read more)
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2019 GARNACHA SYRAH Bodegaverde
Cariñena Spain 15.0% Red
Syrah, Garnacha. Certified Organic
This red has such an open and inviting personality, it is hard not to fall for it from the first sniff. There is pungency of ripe red and black fruits, glossy and warming, it is filled with sunshine. But the palate plays...(read more)
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2018 LA PINADA Bobal Agricola de Vinos la Higuera
Valencia Spain 14.5% Red
Bobal.
The grapes for this juicy and enticing Spanish Red come exclusively from 3 ha of a single parcel called “La Pinada”, growing on alluvial and clay soils. These bush-vines are really old now, planted in 1958, and are one o...(read more)
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2016 REY DON GARCIA RIOJA Crianza Bodegas Ruconia
Rioja Alta Rioja Spain 13% Red
Tempranillo, Mazuelo, 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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2018 TROS DE MAS VILELLA Mas Vilella
Catalunya Spain 13.5% Red
Sumoll, Cabernet Sauvignon. Certified Organic
The latest inovation from the tireless Albert-Jané of Acustic Celler fame, is this brilliant, attractive and deeply satisfying red from his home farm - Mas Vilella. The Tros de Mas Vilella comes from the old viney...(read more)
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2014 RIOJA RESERVA Bodegas Ruconia
Rioja Alta Rioja Spain 14% Red
Tempranillo, Mazuelo, Graciano.
Intense, dark, red cherry colour. Strong aromas of tobacco, toasty notes, creamy and ripe blackberry aromas. Round, velvety and full of volume, leaving toasted, spicy notes on the palate.
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2017 TERRAZAS DE SERAPIA Garnacha Màquina y Tabla
Castilla y León Spain 14.5% Red
Garnacha. Low-sulphite, Practicing Organic, Bio-dynamic
From 70 to 80 year-old bush vines - grown high up at over 1000m on old sandy soil in mountains to the west of Madrid. As ever with Oriol and Susanna's wines, grown organically. A delightful full but airy Garnacha, red ch...(read more)
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