Spain Wines
Spain Wines
Great wines tell a story of not just the soil they come from, but the people whose hands did all the work. Spain is an incredibly rich and important country when it comes to wine, with plenty of stories to tell. Whether you’re a fan of the wonderful Tempranillo varietal and its myriad expressions among Spanish vintners, or you prefer a touch of classy white Albariño, Spain offers something for everyone. It’s a joy to immerse yourself in the culture and explore all the diverse styles and blends.
Picture a virtuosic guitar performance in the street. Listen to the urban noise that accompanies such a performance, and then focus on the strings. Imagine watching them pulsate with what seems like boundless energy, as the performer seems to effortlessly create entire melodic pieces on the fly. That awe you feel is captured in every great Spanish wine, and it resonates within each glass and every sip. That fiery passion is the same passion that burns in the hearts of Spanish winemakers as they devote their life to viticultural excellence. The spirit of the people lives on in the wine, and its presence is felt in every layer of texture, every aromatic. It’s all there, waiting for someone who can deconstruct and appreciate it.
If this sounds appealing to you, then you should treat yourself to at least one of Spain’s finest wines, and lose yourself in its complexities and pleasures. You will almost certainly walk away from that experience as a changed person, and your passion for wine will be set ablaze like never before.
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1995 Alvaro Palacios L'Ermita Priorat97WSSuch a powerful mouthful of wine that after swallowing, it's almost hard to talk. Explosively aromatic, with jam, tar, licorice and exotic spices, it leads with concentrated fruit,..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $540.00 -
2003 Benjamin Romeo La Vina de Andres Romeo95RPA real blockbuster, the 2003 La Vina de Andres Romeo (100% Tempranillo) is exquisite, but, again, a mere 200 bottles will make it to America. Lucky readers who run across a bottle,..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $105.00
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2006 Vega Sicilia Unico100JSIncredibly floral and beautiful with dark berry, spice, cedar and mint. Chinese plums. Asian spices. Bark. Tea. Full body, dense and so soft and complex. The finish goes on for min..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $479.00 -
2008 Vega Sicilia Unico97DECA style on its own, redolent of olive, cacao, sweet spice, truffle. Unique. Smooth velvety texture, showing gradually fine grain and a finish with lots of complexity: cedar wood, c..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $479.00 -
2009 R. Lopez de Heredia Rioja Reserva Vina Tondonia97JSSweet berries, cherries, cedar and dried flowers on the nose. Some lemon and lime zest, too! Medium-to full-bodied with tight, integrated tannins that show wonderful length and res..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $32.99 -
2009 Vega Sicilia Unico98RPThe elevage is complex, building from smaller barrels to larger barrels over a period of six years, finishing in larger vats. Then four years in bottle. Non-sequential releasing wi..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $449.00 -
2010 R. Lopez Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva97JSThis is as complex and savory as the rest of the Viña Tondonia wines, but also shows a tad more depth, with a hint of black plum and blue fruit on top of the orange rind, ir..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $89.99 -
2010 Vega Sicilia Unico99JSThis is still very tight and closed with so much depth and beauty. The linear line to this is very vertical and draws you down. It shows intense blackberry, dark-chocolate, hazelnu..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $550.00 -
2011 Vega Sicilia Unico98JSVery ripe with plum, spice and dried-flower aromas, as well as chocolate, fresh flowers and sandalwood. Coffee and hints of meat. Sort of decadent. Full-bodied with round, creamy t..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $500.00 -
2016 Bodegas Ugalde Rioja Reserva97DECFrom a fantastic vintage and reliable producer, this well-composed Reserva carries the power and elegance of black and red fruits, ripe tannins and integrated acidity. It shows rem..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $44.99 -
2017 Dominio del Aguila Picaro del Aguila Clarete93RPI tasted three vintages of the pink clarete, starting with the 2017 Pícaro del Águila Clarete. It was produced with a field blend of red and white grapes, approximate..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $31.99 -
2017 Familia Nin-Ortiz Nit de Nin Mas d’en Cacador97+RPThe 2017 Nit de Nin Mas d’en Caçador is a vintage they talk about like this: "We will remember this vintage as one of the most extreme of the decade, along with t..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $115.00 -
2017 Familia Torres Cos Perpetual94VMGlass-staining violet. A pungent, mineral-accented bouquet evokes fresh cherry, boysenberry and licorice, along with a suave floral overtone and a hint of smokiness. Sappy and expa..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $79.95 -
2017 Pingus97VMDark, bright-rimmed purple. Powerful red and dark berry preserve and cherry cola scents are complemented by exotic spice, incense and floral oil notes. Sappy and densely packed, of..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $995.00 -
2018 Dominio Del Aguila Picaro del Aguila Clarete93+RPThe 2018 Pícaro del Águila Clarete is riper, comes from a cooler and slow-ripening year and had a shorter élevage, 16 months in French oak barrels. 2018 is one..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $33.99 -
2018 Dominio Del Aguila Ribera del Duero Reserva97RP2017 was a low-yielding year, so I also tasted the 2018 Reserva, their flagship red wine that wants to be a representation of the village of La Aguilera—fine, serious and ele..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $87.99 -
2018 Familia Nin Ortiz Nit de Nin La Coma d'En Romeu98JDRevealing a lighter ruby, translucent hue, the 2018 Nit De Nin La Coma D'En Romeu comes from a single 11-hectare, cooler vineyard planted all to Garnacha. An incredible nose of blu..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $155.00 -
2018 Sierra de Tolono Rioja La Dula Garnacha de Altura94W&SNo written review providedIn 2012, Sandra Bravo settled in the high altitudes of Rioja Alavesa, where she found small parcels of old-vine garnacha that reminded her of vineyards sh..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $25.99 -
2019 Hermanos Pecina Senorio de P Pecino Cosecha90JG(Rioja “Cosecha”- Bodegas Señorío Pedro Peciña (Rioja Alta)) The 2019 Rioja “Cosecha” from Bodegas Peciña is a lovely wine, with..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $13.99 -
2019 Sierra Cantabria Rioja Seleccion93JSThis is rather luscious, yet it’s firm and poised with fantastic depth of fruit and structure. Berry and plum with some bark and earth that finishes strongly. So attractive a..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $12.99 -
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2020 Alegre Valganon Tinto Rioja93+RPThe house red 2020 Tinto showed superbly. It's a blend of Tempranillo from the Obarenes Mountains (Sajazarra and Fonzaleche) with 20% Garnacha from Cárdenas on clay and some..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $20.99
