La Vizcaína is the name of the winery Raul Perez created to explore the hillside vineyards around his hometown of Vatuille de Abajo. All are from vines 40 years or older and the reds are all field blends of Mencia (most)... Read More
Organic/Bio At once wonderfully fresh and deeply earthy, this 100% Temparnillo is full of ripe fruit and finishes with a savory, meaty, character with no obvious oak. A terrific cookout red!... Read More
From vines not far outside Sierra de Gredos, this showcases the power of old vines (planted 1950) and granite soils lifted by the freshness of Garnacha grown at altitude. At once very ripe and utterly fresh and bursting with roasted... Read More
Although based in Toledo and focusing mainly on international varietals, our favorite wine from this fairly young estate is their 100% Garnacha from old vines in Sierra de Gedos. In a hot, sunny, vintage this has more flesh than... Read More
A stylish, really well-made, Rioja that allows the wine grapes’ and place signature to shine through without intrusive oak. It blends 95% Tempranillo with 5% Mazuelo (Carignan) and ages 12 months in a 50/50 mix of French... Read More
Organic/Bio A delicious taste of history and place from 40-80 year-old organically farmed vines tended by four generations of the same family. The vineyards at the foot of the Cerro de Guisando and Gredos mountains are a bit warmer... Read More
Robert Parker called the 2011 edition of this perennial favorite value red, “Possibly the single greatest dry red wine value in the world.” Having tasted every vintage since then, we think this is one of the best releases... Read More
Robert Parker called the 2011 edition of this perennial favorite value red, “Possibly the single greatest dry red wine value in the world.” Having tasted every vintage since then, we think this is one of the best releases... Read More
Lower ABV A tart, fresh, tangy Albarino with plenty of pucker power at the end. Feels like and fresh and dances on the palate with nervy lemon, white peach and crisp pear fruit lifted by a light sense of saltiness. The finish... Read More
Lower ABV The Rias Baixas region in northwest Spain is renowned for producing exceptional white wines like Albarino, and this particular monovarietal Treixadura does as well! Immerse yourself in this indigenous grape variety and... Read More
Here's a nicely rich and darkly fruited cookout/casual food red at a bargain price. Lots of blue/black fruit, a touch of ink and good grip to the earth-and-fruit finish.
Lower ABV Bodegas Ponce is the project of Manchuela wunderkind Juan Antonio Ponce. That was a fair way to describe him in 2005 when, at the age of 23, he finished up 5 years working for superstar Telmo Rodriguez and came home... Read More
If all you know about Amontillado is that it’s mentioned in an Edgar Allan Poe short story, it’s time to experience the real stuff. And this is it. Amontillado starts its journey as a “Fino” Sherry, made... Read More
This fairly young Sherry house has rapidly established itself as the benchmark for wildly complex, deeply flavored, sherry's based on old wines and no limited filtration. This is a blend of young PX into 30 year-old Oloroso... Read More
A young Sherry from a house that specializes in very old wines. Serious, unfiltered, Fino that matches a creamy texture to piercing, salty, minerality. Breathtaking stuff to serve with sushi, olives, nuts, and fine cheeses. Bottled... Read More
It takes 30 years to make an Olorosso Sherry like this - more, actually, as the minimum age of the wines used to bottle this are 30 years. Wildly complex and delicious, this is round and open enough to enjoy solo with some nuts... Read More
One of the greatest wood Sherry's we've ever tasted, this is what happens when the flor on Amontillado dies early and lets the wine darken to Oloroso levels - and then gets aged for 30 years in American oak cask. A lovely... Read More
Yes, it's super-sweet, a bit syrupy in texture, and black as night in color. But in the small portions it's intended to be enjoyed in, it's a glorious experience of aroma, flavor and texture. An older Wine Advocate... Read More
Always a great value and maybe our favorite yet in the coolish 2018 harvest. The deep core of ripe black and blue fruit is nicely framed by oak spice and a satisfyingly chewy finish.
Lower ABV
A delicious value here from a blend of 85% Viura (Rioja’s main white wine grape) and 15% Tempranillo Blanco, a natural mutation of Tempranillo that’s emerged as an exciting addition to the white Rioja blend.... Read More
From a joint venture between Spanish super-star (and Gandalf look-alike) Raul Perez and Rodrigo Mendez of Rias Baixas, this is lovely, easy to drink, and even lightly gutsy Ribeira Sacra. It's mainly Mencia and Bastardo (although... Read More
Pablo Calatayud went to wine school and returned home in the late 1990s for one reason: to prove his home town of Clariano in the southwestern corner of Valencia could produce great wine. After starting off on the wrong foot (planting... Read More
Organic/Bio Here's a really stunning evolution in Riebera del Duero, one where wines were field blends (vs 100% Temparnillo), oaking was modest, and freshness abundant. Like Beaujolais and Ribera del Duero had a baby (and... Read More
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