Red Wine

Ca’n Verdura 2021

Tasting: Tomeu Llabrés' Ca'n Verdura project aims to reinvigorate plantings of indigenous Mallorcan varieties that have lost ground on the island to French varieties such as Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. This intriguing light bodied red has delicious flavours of red berries, bramble fruits, balsamic notes, and Mediterranean herbs.

Bodega: Ca’n Verdura

Region: D.O. Binissalem-Mallorca

Grape: Mantonegro, Callet, Monastrell, Merlot, Syrah

Aging: 50% in oak for 6 months, 50% in stainless steel for 6 months

Vintage: 2021

Alcohol: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Joaquín Rebolledo Mencía 2021

Tasting: A light bodied wine of poise and elegance, red and black berry fruits predominate, with delicate tannin and fresh acidity.

Bodega: Adega Joaquín Rebolledo

Region: D.O. Valdeorras

Grape: Mencía

Aging: Stainless steel

Vintage: 2021

Alcohol: 13%

Closure: Cork

Terrer d'Aubert 2017

Tasting: With vineyards just 5kms from the Mediterranean Sea, its influence is unmistakeable, plush black fruit, blackberries, cassis and fresh leather and balsamic notes.

Bodega: Vinyes del Terrer

Region: D.O. Tarragona

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnacha

Aging: 1 year in large format old oak

Vintage: 2017

Alcohol: 14%

Closure: Cork

Martínez Lacuesta Crianza 2018

Tasting: Classic Rioja from a traditional producer of Rioja Alta. Ripe black fruits, black cherry, cassis, and blackberries all combine with smooth, silky tannins, and sweet vanilla and spices.

Bodega: Bodegas Martínez Lacuesta

Region: D.O.Ca Rioja

Grape: Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo

Aging: 18 months in American oak, then 6 months in bottle

Vintage: 2018

Alcohol: 13%

Closure: Cork

El Primer Beso Tinto Fino 2022

Tasting: The outstanding wines of Alejandro Moyano are as poetic to drink as the labels and their names would suggest. An award-winning winery, self-sufficient and completely off the electricity and water supplies vinifies the organically grown Tinto Fino – the local name for Tempranillo – with the minimum of handling. El Primer Beso – The First Kiss – is certified organic, medium bodied with oodles of soft, ripe, morello cherry fruit, raspberry, and lovely underlying graphite minerality.

Bodega: Bodegas y Viñedos Valdemonjas

Region: D.O. Ribera del Duero

Grape: Tempranillo (Tinto Fino)

Aging: 6 months in cement tanks

Vintage: 2022

Alcohol: 14%

Closure: Cork

Monte Llano Tempranillo 2018

Tasting: Bright and fresh with flavours of black cherry, red berries and soft vanillan tannin.

Bodega: Bodegas Ramón Bilbao

Region: D.O.Ca Rioja

Grape: Tempranillo

Aging: 6 months in American oak

Vintage: 2018

Alcohol: 14%

Closure: Cork

Oak Cask Merlot 2019

Tasting: Complex aromas of cherries, prunes, coconut, cinnamon, chocolate, and tobacco.

Bodega: Bodega Trapiche

Region: Mendoza

Grape: Merlot

Aging: French and American oak for 12 months

Vintage: 2019

Alcohol: 14%

Closure: Cork

Cuatro Pasos Mencía 2020

Tasting: Light bodied with flavours of morello cherries, plum, violets, vanilla, and spices.

Bodega: Bodegas Martín Codáx

Region: D.O. Bierzo

Grape: Mencía

Aging: 3 months in old oak

Vintage: 2020

Alcohol: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Vierlas 2017

Tasting: Medium bodied with supple black fruit, plums, a touch of herbaceousness and minerality.  

Bodega: Bodega Guelbenzu

Region: V.T. Ribera del Queiles

Grape: Merlot, Syrah

Aging: 6 months in French and American oak

Vintage: 2017

Alcohol: 14.5%

Closure: Cork

Pago de Valdoneje Mencía 2017

Tasting: A light bodied wine but as you’d expect from Bierzo Mencía, it has more breadth and ripeness than its Galician version. Earthy black fruit intermingles with smoke, balsamic notes, and ripe red berries.

Bodega: Vinos Valtuille

Region: D.O. Bierzo

Grape: Mencía

Aging: Stainless steel

Vintage: 2017

Alcohol: 14%

Closure: Cork

Broquel Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Tasting: Rich, perfumed, with a good balance between depth and power. Aromas of cassis and raspberry jam. Elegant touch of smoke, roasted pepper and chocolate. Soft, complex and with a very long finish.

Bodega: Bodega Trapiche

Region: Mendoza

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon  

Aging: 9 months in French oak

Vintage: 2013

Alcohol: 14.5%

Closure: Cork

La Garnacha Salvaje de Moncayo 2019

Tasting: A light bodied wine from Raúl Acha’s Garnachas of Spain project, which sees him reinvigorate old, abandoned Garnacha vineyards through the Ebro River valley from Rioja to Priorat. Salvaje de Moncayo is in the north of Aragón, at altitude, on the Moncayo mountain range. Light bodied, it has flavours of red berries, damsons, garrigue herbs and fine grained tannins.

Bodega: Proyectos de Garnacha de España

Region: V.T. Ribera del Queiles

Grape: Garnacha

Aging: 5 months in French oak

Vintage: 2019

Alcohol: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Valcendon Graciano 2017

Tasting: Usually used as a blending grape in Rioja, Graciano makes exceptional wines as a monovarietal. Medium bodied with firm acidity, candied black fruit and spice are all wrapped up with delicious crunchy tannin.

Bodega: Bodegas D.Mateos

Region: D.O.Ca Rioja

Grape: Graciano

Aging: 3 months in French oak

Vintage: 2017

Alcohol: 14%

Closure: Cork

Ramón Bilbao Crianza 2019

Tasting: Medium bodied, a nose of vanilla, red and black fruits leading to a palate of beautifully balanced oak, acidity and fruit, blackberries, cassis, coconut, graphite and bay leaf

Bodega: Bodegas Ramón Bilbao

Region: D.O.Ca

Grape: Tempranillo

Aging: 14 months in American oak followed by 12 months in bottle

Vintage: 2019

Alcohol: 13.5%

Closure: Screw cap

Ibai Alde Crianza 2019

Tasting: Classic crianza Rioja, bright and brash red fruit led by strawberries and red-currants, concentrated red plum and cedar spice.

Bodega: Bodegas Ramírez de la Piscina

Region: D.O.Ca Rioja

Grape: Tempranillo

Aging: 15 months in French and American Oak, followed by 8 months in bottle

Vintage: 2019

Alcohol: 14%

Closure: Cork

Insolente Graciano 2017

Tasting: Usually used as a blending grape in Rioja, Graciano makes exceptional wines as a monovarietal. Medium bodied with silky black fruit, spice and crunchy acidity.

Bodega: Bodegas D.Mateos

Region: D.O.Ca Rioja

Grape: Graciano

Aging: 5 months in French oak

Vintage: 2017

Alcohol: 14%

Closure: Cork

Luberri 2020

Tasting: This fresh, vibrant young Rioja is made partially by carbonic maceration, a vinification technique not many realise is a tradition in this part of Rioja. Zippy blue and red berries pair with aromatic freshness for a light bodied Tempranillo where the elegance of the wine is allowed to shine through.  

Bodega: Bodegas Luberri Monje-Amestoy

Region: D.O.Ca Rioja

Grape: Tempranillo, Viura

Aging: Stainless steel

Vintage: 2020

Alcohol: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Ramírez de la Piscina Crianza 2019

Tasting:  Medium bodied, this is an attractive wine that has been barrel-aged, and combines both youthful and mature characteristics. Cherry-red in colour with violet notes. On the nose there is a good balance between ripe fruit and quality wood. This balance is also present on the palate where wood, alcohol and tannin combine with spicy vanilla resulting from a touch of delicate oak. A long finish with a pronounced concentration.

Bodega: Ramírez de la Piscina

Region: D.O.Ca Rioja

Grape: Tempranillo

Aging: French and American oak barrels for 16 months, then in bottle for another 12 months

Vintage: 2019

Alcohol: 14.5%

Closure: Cork

Viña Salceda Crianza 2018

Tasting: Traditional Rioja with aromas and flavours of plum, sloe berries, black cherry and woody spices

Bodega: Viña Salceda

Region: D.O.Ca Rioja

Grape: Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo

Aging: 12 months in American oak, followed by 12 months in bottle

Vintage: 2018

Closure: Cork

Trapiche Varietals Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Tasting: Classic Cabernet Sauvignon, black fruit, spice, and solid tannin.

Bodega: Bodega Trapiche

Region: Mendoza

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

Aging: 6 months in French oak

Vintage: 2020

Alcohol: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Broquel Malbec 2019

Tasting: Intense purple red color with ruby hues. Aromas of fresh red and black fruits, floral notes, and earthy minerals, with an elegant touch of smoke. Rich and spicy on the palate providing a long and pleasant finish.

Bodega: Bodega Trapiche

Region: Mendoza

Grape: Malbec

Aging: 12 months in French oak

Vintage: 2019

Alcohol: 14%

Closure: Cork

Broquel Pinot Noir 2017

Tasting: The Trapiche Broquel Pinot Noir is mature and expressive, with spicy notes, intense black fruit and sweet cherry aromas. Sweet tannins and an interesting complexity in the mouth.

Bodega: Bodega Trapiche

Region: Mendoza

Grape: Pinot Noir

Aging: 12 months in French oak

Vintage: 2017

Alcohol: 14%

Closure: Cork

Modus Vivendi Mencía 2018

Tasting: Light bodied with flavours of red berries, spices and a mineral back bone.

Bodega: Viña Costeira

Region: D.O. Valdeorras

Grape: Mencía

Aging: A short period in old oak

Vintage: 2018

Alcohol: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

El Ilusionista Roble Tinto Fino 2019

Tasting: Upper medium bodied, bright and bold red and black fruits with prominent toasted cedar and spices.

Bodega: HGA Bodegas

Region: D.O. Ribera del Duero

Grape: Tempranillo (Tinto Fino)

Aging: 9 months in French and American oak

Vintage: 2019

Alcohol: 14.5%

Closure: Cork