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Rioja

This wine is classic Rioja with no oak.  Full of fruit that is has been developed to suit a UK consumers profile.  Its beautiful throughout and very well priced in the Rioja market.

Punchy ripe fruit makes this wine an approaching wine for Rioja that is surprisingly bold on the finish.  Great layers throughout that would certainly complement a Sunday roast!

Rioja

Short skin maceration and gentle pressed. The clean and fresh must is fermented in stainless steel tanks at low temperature (15-18ºC) using selected yeast.

Rioja

Complex in design and elegant to taste.  Crianza’s for many years have been the backbone of English Rioja and this one is the perfect balance of good oak flavours without the harsh overpowered notes.  Balanced and lengthy on the finish.

Rioja

De-stemmed and partially crushed, with a high proportion of full berries. 10 – 15 days maceration period with a daily over-pumping. Controlled fermentation at 24 – 28º C with autochthonous yeasts, contained in the grapes themselves. 24 months in American oak barrel and bottle.

Rias Baixas

Denomination of Origin (DO) Rias Baixas is renowned for the Albarino grape, an indigenous variety that produces some of the world’s foremost white wines. Located in the Galicia region of north-western Spain, the DO was formally established in 1988. Albarino has always been the flagship of this coastal region.

Utiel Requena

Vineyards located around 700 meters above sea level. Mediterranean-continental weather. Low rainfall regime (400 lts.) The average age of the vineyard is about 30 years and the maximum production of 45 hl / ha. Soils with a frank texture showing a balance between sands, clays and silt.

Utiel Requena

Vineyards located around 700 meters above sea level. Mediterranean-continental weather. Low rainfall regime (400 lts.) The average age of the vineyard is about 30 years and the maximum production of 45 hl / ha. Soils with a frank texture showing a balance between sands, clays and silt.

Rioja

The name Rioja is itself a name well known in wine.  The region started from the early wine planting days where travellers moved from France to Spain.  This wine is classic Rioja with no oak.  Full of fruit that is has been developed to suit a UK consumers profile.  Its beautiful throughout and very well priced in the Rioja market.

Utiel Requena

This wine is simply known as Joven in Spain which means ‘Young’ in English.  This wine is exactly that.  A style that is fresh berry fruit with smooth mid finish.  The wine has been produced as a great introduction to Spanish wine.  No complexity, just fruit driven wine.

Castilla

Tempranillo and Spain is the matchmaker for reds.  The No.1 Spanish red grape grown throughout the land.  Having single varietal is not uncommon but to produce it in this style of red berry fruit with a balanced tannin would make any winemaker proud of their achievements.  Delicate in places but with a surprising medium textured finish.

Castilla

A bit like the Pinot of Spain!  This grape has light bodied textures that once discovered truly surprises consumers into a world of grapefruit, green melon and white peach.  Its relatively unknown status helps this particular blend way overdeliver on quality.

Castilla

Less intense Citrus fruit and more undertones of melon with hints of Lemon.  Its complexity is very palatable which makes it a great alternative to cut grass New Zealand Sauvignons. 

Castilla

Pale in colour, this Chardonnay has intense hints of pear, tropical fruits and citrus apple.  The palate allows this wine to be fresh and fruity with the finish being rounded with buttery and creamy layers.  

Castilla

Vineyards located in a soft plain between 600 and 900 meters altitude. Naturally low yields are obtained, due to the age of the strains and the low rainfall during the year that ensure a good quality and the concentration of the grape

Castilla

Bobal, Castilla and Rose is a triangle that works very well and this presented wine is no different.  A grape popular with Rioja Rose’s, this style is typical ripe berry fruits wrapped up in a light very approachable finish.  Young, and youthful that can quite easily be drunk on is own.

Utiel Requena

High intensity of cherry colour with violet edges. Bobal is a variety that has a high content of tannins, so they are usually wines of good structure. In this case it is a mouth wine of good volume and ripe tannins. A game of good aromatic complexity has been selected where there are notes of black fruits such as blackberry and red fruits such as strawberry accompanied by a delicate spicy touch.

Utiel Requena

Lively and bright wine with a light cherry colour.  On the nose, like any good bobal, its intensity stands out with fruity aromas, strawberry and raspberry.  On the palate it is refreshing, highlighting its balanced acidity and rounded fruit.

Utiel Requena

100% Macabeo used in this wine that sees a small amount of oak.  Notes of ripe banana and vanilla on the nose with more complexity, honey and citrus and  on the finish.  The wine 

Ribera del Duero

Very intense, clean and very bright garnet red colour. Very good aromatic intensity that conveys a sensation of fresh red fruit (currant cherry). Very pleasant on the palate both for its initial smoothness and for the balance it shows due to its excellent fruitiness.

Ribera del Duero

Very intense and bright cherry colour. Very intense aroma with marked fruity sensations of blackberry and blueberries perfectly integrated with a quality wood that surrounds everything. Good structure and good fruity expression on the palate, powerful and with ripe tannins.