Description Enjoy six 5-10-year-old silky beauties from Rioja and beyond – savour a bottle of each save $59. Spain is unique in releasing reds of quality and value mainly from old vine Garnacha and Tempranillo with years of mellow ageing. This fabulous showcase boasts a ‘secret’ Gran Reserva Rioja with 10 years’ age made with pure old vine Tempranillo in a 5-star vintage, and from a leading family estate. Garnacha and Tempranillo combine in a 6-year-old long-time favourite from Cariñena made by Javier Domeque, and Central Spain’s Valdepeñas is home to a 2019 Gran Reserva – pure high-altitude Tempranillo from the 5th generation Castro family. Campo de Borja, with its wealth of old bush vines is home to a trio of superb reds. These include BACCO, a mighty 7-year-old Garnacha of depth, complexity and 6 Golds, and La Bella, a Garnacha, Syrah Tempranillo combo with 8 Golds. Plus there’s a Gran Selección of Garnacha, dense Cabernet and Tempranillo that has delivered a Trophy and 21 Golds in just 7 vintages.
Spain is a superb source of good value, mature reds, but a Gran Reserva Rioja with now 10 years’ age is a top find. Made in a 5-star vintage, it’s from a leading family estate. We can’t say where – our buyer swore secrecy in return for a great price.
A long time favourite, La Cantera is the go-to wine for any fan of smooth, perfectly aged Spanish reds. It gains Reserva status from patient ageing in barrel and bottle, which adds delicious toasty oak notes to its mature ripe red fruits.
El Bombero Gran Reserva is a premium edition of an old favourite, rom Cariñena, a region, synonymous with rich, dark reds and great value, and award-winning winemaker Javier Domeque. This mellow Gran Reserva was aged a full three years in oak.
A velvety blend of Garnacha, Syrah and Tempranillo from Spain's Campo de Borja crafted by Scottish-born winemaker Pamela Geddes, with EIGHT Golds including a rare Great Gold and a Double and high scores of 90-92pts.
In the 7 vintages we’ve seen of this beauty, it's delivered a Trophy and 21 Golds (5 of them Doubles). A gorgeous mellow Gran Selección from Campo de Borja, using old-vine Garnacha, plus dense Cabernet and Tempranillo.
Valdepeñas in central Spain has long been renowned for the quality of its fine, long-aged, traditional reds. Even so, Raices 2017 is a stand out – a Gran Reserva Tempranillo aged 18 months in French and American oak barrels, now deliciously mellow.
