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Tomas Postigo has made with his name in Ribera del Duero mainly as the ex winemaker of Pago De Carraovejas. Tempranillo (Tinta Fina) 85%, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot, and aged for 12 months in new French oak is a very high quality wine. Big dark prune like fruit with a real meat edge this is a blockbuster of a wine.

This exquisite and superb-value wine has a fine, elegant nose of fresh red-cherry fruit and sweet spice, and a perfumed bouquet with hints of pot pourri, raspberry tea and red liquorice. The acidity – one of López de Heredia’s trademarks – is astonishing, as is its complexity and freshness, while the finish is enduring, mouthcoating and intense.

The deep crimson-coloured 2006 Quinta Sardonia gives up an aromatic array of cedar, Asian spices, incense, and blackberry. Savoury and supple on the palate, it has enough underlying structure to evolve for 2-3 years and should be at its best from 2012 to 2026.

Color: Bright with yellow straw with greenish tones Nose: Intense, aromatic herbs (bay leaf, woods), soothing, white flowers, ripe stone fruits (plum) light white spice and mineral background. Palate: Fresh and potent, wide and well-structured, with a good balance between aromatic sensations and oak aging, fine lees, creamy (brioche) and a long finish. “Fresh, elegant nose of nutty, apple and peach, with elderflower aromas. Complexity and natural sweetness on a juicy palate. A classic.” DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2013

A powerful, mature wine. With a clearly defined personality, very expressive and difficult to forget. A powerful, full mouth-feel with firm but not aggressive tannins. Lively, but at the same time showing great balance between body, acidity and alcohol. A fruity aftertaste, highly expressive and persistent.

Full, direct attack, with an unctuous, fresh mouth-feel, showing the typicity of the vineyard it comes from. This is a wine rich in nuances, good body and complex aromas thanks to the work with the lees. Very long, lingering finish.

A blend of estate-grown grapes aged for six years in oak. It has aromas of vanilla and dried fruit, flavours of rich red fruit, fine tannins and a long finish.

Old vines, the most precise representation of Mas d’en Gil terroir. Clos Fontà concentrates black fruit and minerality in a complex wine. It is the fruit of observation, the passing of time and the will to feel, meditate and recount. It epitomises this unique landscape.

In his Ribera Del Duero 2022 Special Report, Tim Atkin MW tasted his way through 578 wines from 160 producers and chose the 2020 Mirum as his top wine of the year, awarding it with 98 points. That rates it as high as Pingus & Unico at a fraction of the price. No small feat for this estate which is rocketing into the echelons of Spanish wine.

A blend of estate-grown grapes aged for six years in oak. It has aromas of vanilla and dried fruit, flavours of rich red fruit, fine tannins and a long finish.

A fresh, zesty cava that will suit any celebration. Fantastic value. It is light golden in colour, with delicate small bubbles. The aromas are powerful and fruity, reminiscent of flowers and honey. The flavours are well developed and balanced.

Creamy soft bubbles with flavours of strawberry ripple ice-cream and meringue. Great summer drinking.

Very floral aromas and touches of white fruit, apple, and ripe pear. Aniseed spices of mediterranean herbs. Very silky, elegant, and harmonious mouth pass. Well structured. Long mouth refreshing, with soft touches of citrus fruits and light notes of fennel.

Rioja's excellent Bodegas Muga makes tiny quantities of this fine sparkling wine from viura grapes grown on the Prado Enea vineyards in Rioja Alta. Classy, gentle and serious.

Pale yellow colour with greenish reflections, denoting a good evolution in bottle. Very fine, persistent bubbles that form a perfect crown. The nose stands out for its freshness and elegance. Aromas of ripe white stone fruit, such as apple, with subtle floral notes and a delicate touch of pastry. The palate is balanced, fresh and creamy. Smooth mouthfeel, given by a good integration of the bubbles, appearing pleasant toasted notes and an aniseed finish.

Dolc de Foc Espurnes is born with the spirit of becoming an Avant-garde wine. It is the result of the experience acquired by David Seijas and the Roqueta family in the last few years while working and reinterpreting the technique of the vi Bullit (boiled wine).

Clear and bright mahogany in colour, it has aromas of grapey fruit, marmalade and toasted notes. It is smooth, complex, refreshingly sweet and palate cleansing.

Deep golden in colour with a distinct green olive hue. Exotic nose of honey, molasses, caramel and sweet spices. The palate is rich and viscous with concentrated flavours of orange peel, caramel and fig. The finish is lengthy and perfectly balanced. Try with a salty Spanish cheese such as Manchego or Mahon.

Natural sweet wine with an explosion of aromas and flavours expressing the concentration of soils at its highest potential. Produced with the best Mencía grapes picked when overripe to get fruity aromas with underlying mineral hints together with a beautiful balance between residual sugar and acidity. Sweet and concentrated mouthfeel surprisingly fresh and elegant with a velvety smooth finish.

Clos Sant Pau has a golden colour with greenish hues. It has an intense, and fresh nose. Aromas of orange peel and white truffle. On the palate, it presents itself as an elegant sweet wine with a predominance of white fruit and light touches of Mediterranean herbs: fennel and lemon verbena.

The ultimate in pudding sherry, this PX is one of the finest we've tasted.

Tio Pepe, the world's best-selling Fino sherry, has been refreshing palates since the 19th century, when a young Sherry entrepreneur from Jerez, in southern Spain, discovered his uncle was ageing barrels of a delicious pale, dry style of sherry. By way of tribute, he named the new wine after his uncle, who was affectionately known as "Tio Pepe". It's ultra-dry, crisp and refreshing.

Note this is a half bottle (37.5cl) Delicate and luxurious, this Manzanilla is truly superb. It's been aged in oak casks through 15 scales of the 'Solear' system of sherry-making.

Pastora was the first Manzanilla ever to appear on the market in a bottled form, at a time when Manzanilla was mostly a local wine that was sold directly to consumers in bars (by the glass or in their own container). We’re talking 1827, actually the same year in which the first mention of the word Manzanilla appeared in shipping documents. The old brand Pastora, or Divina Pastora as it was then called, was recently resurrected by Bodegas Barbadillo.

NOTE: THIS IS A HALF BOTTLE 37.5CL Aged following a biological aging in the cool and humid air of the port town of El Puerto de Santa María, where the flor grows in ideal environmental conditions. Pale straw colour, dry, light and smooth. This Fino is laced with scents of the sea and profound “flor” aromas. Clean and fresh, with a slight taste of tangy yeast.