Description Perfectly-cellared mature reds are Spain’s speciality. Cariñeña’s BIG red favourite El Bombero, the Reserva from Navarra, and a Gran Reserva Tempranillo aged 18 months in French and American oak from Valdepeñas are 2017s. The lavish Rioja Reserva favourite and multi-Gold Garnacha are from 2018, and a smooth, juicy Crianza 2019 completes the pack in style. Take a bottle of each and save a huge $66.
For great value, mature reds, head for Spain. This is a gorgeous mellow Gran Selección from Campo de Borja, using old-vine Garnacha, plus dense Cabernet. Aged for five years in oak, it's gorgeously complex with soft berry spice and savoury length.
A complex, mature Reserva from the renowned Bodegas de Sarria.
From Navarra vineyards predating the Crusades, on Rioja's border, this is a fabulous, silky, oak-aged red.
For lovers of Rioja seeking a balance of complexity and luscious fruit richness, this charming, silky Rioja is the ideal choice. Crafted by the Murúa family, it offers deep raspberry notes, with a wrap of toasty vanilla from two years in oak.
From award-winning winemaker Javier Domeque, El Bombero Gran Reserva is a premium edition of an old favourite.
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.
