Spain Red Wines
Spain Red Wines
Spanish wines shouldn’t be overlooked under any circumstances, as there are plenty of extraordinary wines coming from this country. There are also lots of grape varietals grown all over Spain. Some of the most gorgeous red varieties are the early-harvested Tempranillo, raspberry-flavored Garnacha, Bobal, Monastrell, as well as Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Merlot.-
1995 Alvaro Palacios L'Ermita PrioratSuch 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 ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $550.00 -
1999 Villa Cafaggio Cortaccio Toscana90WSDark, ripe and spicy. Intense aromas of blackberries, raisins and spices. Full-bodied and thick, with lots of raisin, currant and green tobacco character. Long finish. A thick and ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $105.00
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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 $110.00
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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 Vega Sicilia Unico100TAThis 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 $570.00 -
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 $515.00 -
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2016 Dominio del Aguila Penas Aladas Gran Reserva100RPThe youth, freshness, balance and harmony of the 2016 Peñas Aladas Gran Reserva is gobsmacking. The wine is a little shy, insinuating, reticent and a little closed, and it feels y..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $279.00 -
2016 Jesus Yllera93RPThe current 2016 Jesús Yllera is floral and perfumed and is evolving nicely and absorbing the oak, coming through as both elegant and powerful, with fully developed flavors ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $25.99 -
2016 Michelini i Mufatto A Merced El Canto94RPThe single-vineyard 2016 A Merced del Bierzo El Canto comes from a plot in San Lorenzo in Ponferrada, 0.7 hectares of north-facing vines on slate soils. The mixed grapes from the o..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $29.99 -
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 Casa Castillo Vino de Finca93RPThe 2018 Vino de Finca is a blend of Monastrell with 25% Garnacha from a cooler, more continental vintage. The Monastrell is from 20- to 30-year-old vines, and the 8-year-old Garna..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $19.99 -
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 elegant..." 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 ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $155.00 -
2018 Marques de Murrieta Reserva94RPThe flagship red 2018 Rioja Reserva was produced with a blend of 86% Tempranillo, 8% Graciano, 4% Mazuelo (a.k.a. Cariñena) and 2% Garnacha selected from their 300 hectares of vin..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $28.99 -
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 Altovinum Evodia Garnacha93JDBased on 100% Garnacha, the 2019 Evodia is a killer value that delivers incredible Garnacha flair at a crazy good price. Kirsch, blackberry, acacia flower, violet, and sandalwood n..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $12.99 -
2019 Bernabeleva Vina Bonita Vinos de Madrid95+RPThe palest, most elegant and nuanced of the single-vineyard reds was the 2019 Garnacha de Viña Bonita, from a vineyard on compact granite and very shallow soils. 2019 was warm and..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $57.99 -
2019 Descendientes de Jose Palacios Villa De Corullon96RPFollowing the new classification of wines, the 2019 Villa de Corullón is a Vino de Villa (village), produced with grapes from 6.71 hectares divided into 200 small plots they own o..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $49.99 -
2019 Hermanos Pecina Senorio de P Pecino Cosecha90RPThe juicy and chewy unoaked red 2019 Señorío de P. Peciña Cosecha Tinto has bright ripe fruit and an earthy touch, a medium body and soft tannins that give it a supple texture. ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $13.99 -
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2019 Vina Zorzal Malayeto94RPOne of the true bargains from Navarra and the whole of Spain has to be the 2019 Malayeto; it’s pure Garnacha from a plot of 2.39 hectares of 40-year-old vines on complex soil..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $19.99