When looking for a good Spanish wine it can be difficult to narrow down your choices, and with good reason. Spain is considered one of the top-producing wine regions in the world, with more than 50 prolific areas exporting delicious bottlings every vintage. Spain is a captivating country for wine with its millennia of winemaking, its exceptionally diverse geography and its economic and cultural history all making it a great source of quaffable discovery.
With so many wonderful options to choose from, we thought we’d help you narrow it down by highlighting some of our highly affordable favorites!
Campo Viejo Tempranillo – $10.41
Crafted from 100% premium Tempranillo and a passionate winemaking philosophy. The result is a fresh and lively fruit expression of the variety, that is undeniably Campo Viejo. Leading with beautifully ripe black plum and berry fruit, and the brooding, dark earthy/cacao complexity typical of great Merlot, the wine also displays more lifted aromatic hints of violet, lavender, vanilla, cedar, and spice.
Vallobera Crianza Rioja – $10.49
Starting in manual harvest of the best Tempranillo grapes from vineyards located at Rioja Alavesa. this wine is aged for 14 months in American- French oak barrels. Dark cherry color with violet rim. Frank nose, dominated by aromas of ripe fruit accompanied by notes of black pepper, elegant spicy and mineral notes. The palate is structured, full-bodied, and tannic finish. The aftertaste is broad.
Martin Codax Albarino – $12.41
Bodegas Martín Códax was founded in 1985 and was named after the most known Galician troubadour whose medieval poems, the oldest of Galician-Portuguese language with the original music, are preserved. In the poems, the troubadour sings to love and to the sea of our coastline. You’ll find medium-intensity aromas with ripe citrus notes like lime and tangerine with an herbaceous, hay-like background.
Torres Garnacha 5 G Generations – $12.62
The 5G Garnachas is fragrant and sensual. Pronounced red fruit aromas (strawberry, red currant, raspberry) on the nose framed by notes of aromatic herbs (thyme and rosemary). Fresh, pleasant, and smooth on the palate with good acidity. Pairs perfectly with traditional Mediterranean and Catalonian recipes such as meat stews, grilled meat, spare ribs, and noodle casseroles.
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