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Bodegas Roda “roda” Reserva (6 / Case)

Very intense red cherry aromas of great complexity mingling with a noble wood bouquet – subtly spice all in great balance. Medium to full-bodied enveloping silky smooth texture ripe cherry fruit with hints of sweet spices very fine fresh tannins give way to a fresh fruity finish of great length.

Bodegas Roda “sela” (6 / Case)

Vineyard: sustainable viticulture in bush vines between 15 to 30 years of age. Fermentation: both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation processes carried out in large french oak vats. Ageing: 12 months in 100% semi-new french oak barrels. Tasting: colour: a medium-depth wine vivid cherry colouring with scarlet edging. Nose: the fruit emerges smoothly even with a still glass the wood is almost imperceptible. The fresh red fruit reminds the cherries and a bouquet of floral notes completes the land... Read More

Faustino I Gran Reserva

Clean bright. Ruby colour developing to maroon. On the nose is complex and elegant wide fruity and spicy notes. On the mouth elegant with pleasant hints due to the barrel ageing. Long and silky finish. It matches with any kind of meat and mushrooms rice. Some tasty or oily fish such as tuna or cod. Medium-aged cheese such as emmental or gruyere. – faustino

Carlos Serres Old Vine Tempranillo

Vineyards: the tempranillo grapes for this wine were selected by the winemaker from their growers’ best sources of old vines ones that are 50+ years old and in some of the best terroirs around haro. Vinification: fermented in stainless steel after gentle destemming and pressing. After a brief cold maceration the juice ferments at a controlled temperature of no more than 26º c for 10 days. Ageing: the wine ages for 6 months in american and french oak barrels. Tasting note: bright purpl... Read More

Campo Viejo Reserva Tempranillo

An approachable yet complex wine capturing the very best that rioja has to give thanks to the winemaking artistry of the campo viejo winemaking team.- elena adell winemaker winemaking and ageing fermented in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature of around 28ºc. Maceration with skins for approximately 20 days. Aged for 18 months in american and french-oak casks (50%). Rounded off for 18 months in the bottle cellar. Tasting note ruby-red colour with a golden rim. Bright and deep. C... Read More

Bodegas Roda Cirsion (3 / Case)

98 points from james sucking & 95 points from the wine advocate. 89 %tempranillo with 11% graciano matured in new french barriques for eight months bottled and released ten months later. This is young and heady explosive with plenty of ripe fruit and a hedonistic profile. It has abundant very fine tannins and a good thread of acidity going through its core that lifts the finish. Its unashamedly modern and showy.- luis gutierrez

Marques De Caceres Gaudium Gran Vino Tempranillo

Vineyards & yields small parcels planted with old vineyards that are 70 years old on average including a parcel of 1 5ha of pre-phylloxera vineyards with a likely age of 120 years plus. Low yields usually around 18 hl/ha. These parcels are spread over various altitudes of 400 to 650m above sea level in rioja alta whilst our chosen vineyard in lanciego (rioja alavesa) is located at 600m in the middle of tiered terraces set between 380 and 700m that define a unique landscape. Soil in rioja alt... Read More

Faustino I Gran Reserva

Clean bright. Ruby colour developing to maroon. On the nose is complex and elegant wide fruity and spicy notes. On the mouth elegant with pleasant hints due to the barrel ageing. Long and silky finish. It matches with any kind of meat and mushrooms rice. Some tasty or oily fish such as tuna or cod. Medium-aged cheese such as emmental or gruyere. – faustino

Finca Allende Rioja

92pts – wine advocate the 2004 allende a 100% tempranillo cuvee was barrel fermented in a mix of new and used french oak remained in barrel for 13 months and was bottled unfiltered. The wine is inky purple colored and has a superb nose of pain grille mineral violets cranberry and blueberry. The youthful palate reveals layers of fruit ripe tannin and excellent balance. The wine merits another 3-4 years of bottle age and should drink well through 2020.

Finca Allende Rioja

92pts – wine advocate the 2004 allende a 100% tempranillo cuvee was barrel fermented in a mix of new and used french oak remained in barrel for 13 months and was bottled unfiltered. The wine is inky purple colored and has a superb nose of pain grille mineral violets cranberry and blueberry. The youthful palate reveals layers of fruit ripe tannin and excellent balance. The wine merits another 3-4 years of bottle age and should drink well through 2020.