Abadia Retuerta SELECCION ESPECIAL Tinto Sardon de Duero Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y Leon

The first scents are potent, of crystallized fruit, followed by that of aromatic herbs and delicate wood. On the palate, this wine has a full finish, with sensations of quince and crystallized figs. It is a wine of great richness, with a great ageing potential for the future. A wine with charm, flavour and a rare sensuality. This wine comes from a Tempranillo vineyard planted on clayey soil with pebbles and alluvial soils from the River Duero. After complete maceration and after the malolactic fermentation, it developed its potential in new French oak casks. This Tempranillo showed an excellent ripeness that offers fragrant aromas of strawberry, liquorice, aromatic herbs and minerals, together with silky tannins. (6 x 75 cl)

The Rivola is a blend of 60% Tempranillo and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon. The Tempranillo and Cabernet used for the Rivola were vinified separately, with lengthy maceration, including cold pre-fermentation maceration. The wine spent 12 months in new oak barrels, both French and American. It has a good depth of ruby red colour and is intensely perfumed with notes of coffee, and black cherry, overlaid with a spicy, vanilla aroma. On the palate the strawberry, cherry fruit character mingles with spices such as cloves and liquorice. The Cabernet gives depth and concentration to the ripe strawberry character of the Tempranillo. It is long, smooth and spicy to the finish. This 700 hectare estate, situated just to the west of the Ribera del Duero zone and only five kilometers down river from Vega Sicilia, has 210 hectares of vineyard. First planted in 1991, primarily on the northern, stonier and less fertile side of the Duero valley, the vineyards are immaculately tended, and comprised of 65% Tempranillo, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot. (12 x 75 cl)

The contrast between the heat and sweetness of this wine represents the perfect expression of one of the best microclimates to be found in the most prestigious winemaking region in Spain.This symbiosis of Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon from limestone soil located at an altitude of 750 m makes for an exceptional, generous and original Cuvee. This wine is produced by blending equal quantities of Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon giving a wine deep in colour with a full rich and smokey nose that gives way to a ripe, plummy and berryish fruit on the palate. Its texture is smooth and meaty, and offers a long and potent aromatic finish from the 18 months ageing to strengthen its character. (6 x 75 cl)

Marques de Riscal RISCAL 1860 Tempranillo Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y Leon from Spain, Castilla y Leon by Marchesi de' Frescobaldi (12 x 75 cl)

This top Rioja producer has undertaken this new project, unbound by the D.O. regulations of Rioja, to produce a full-bodied, aromatic 100% old-vine Tempranillo wine which is ready to drink on release. Fermented in stainless steel tanks, the wine spends five months in oak, and displays powerful aromas of raspberry and cherry, followed by integrated, smoky oak with firmly structured tannins and abundant fruit on a persistent finish. (6 x 75 cl)

Marques de Riscal, pioneer in the production of top quality wines in Rioja and Rueda has set out on a new venture to make a highly expressive red wine outside the Rioja D.O. As a result this wine has been created taking advantage of total liberty in the vinification process but using only the grapes from the most select plots of Tempranillo. The Tempranillo variety produces highly aromatic wines with a full body and colour that are well structured, fresh and intense. Here, great care is taken from the vineyard to the winery as only ripe Tempranillo grapes which have received plenty of sunshine are accepted. Collected in boxes with a maximum capacity of 18 kilos so as to avoid the berries getting broken or crushed, attention to detail is very important and after 6 months ageing in American Oak this rich cherry-red coloured wine is ready to drink. Displaying high aromatic intensity, with aromas of ripe, black fruit and fine smoky nuances there is also underlying toast. In the mouth, it is warm, meaty, powerful with a presence of smooth tannins. It has moderate acidity, with a long, pleasant finish in which the perception of oak is more defined. (6 x 75 cl)

Abadia Retuerta from Spain by Abadia Retuerta Fine Wine (12 x 75cl)

Bodegas de Castilla PALACIO DE BORNOS SELECCION Sauvignon Blanc Rueda Spain from Spain, Castilla y Leon, Rueda by Bodegas de Castilla (6 x 75 cl)

Hacienda Zorita Durius Blanco Arribes del Duero Castilla y Leon Vino de la Tiera from Spain, Castilla y Leon by Hacienda da Zorita Durius Duero Valley