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1. STILL WINES LA RIOJA (LR) Protected from the atlantic winds for the Sierra de Cantabria. Rioja is subdivided on three zones, Rioja Baja, Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa. Rioja has real deep root on Spanish wine industry since more than 150 years ago. LR1. Bodegas la Marquesa Rioja Alavesa (Villabuena de Alava) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED LR101 (2016) Crianza Valserrano, [ Tempranillo, Mazuelo ] 15 months oak, 14,5% £17 LR102 (2015) Reserva Valserrano, [ Tempranillo ] 24 months oak, 14,5% £23 LR103 (2011) Gran Reserva Valserrano [ Tempranillo ] 30 months oak, 14,5% £36 LR104 (2016) Special Monovarietal Valserrano, [ Mazuelo ] 14 months oak, 14,5% £29 LR105 (2015) Special Monovarietal Valserrano, [ Graciano ] 14 months oak, 14,5% £29 LR106 (2012) Special Old Vines Reserva Finca Monteviejo, [ Tempranillo ] 24 months oak, 14,5% £38 LR107 (2017) El Ribazo Valserrano, single vineyard wine [ Tempranillo ] 14 months oak, 14,5% £26 WHITE LR108 (2018) Valserrano White Barrica, [ Viura, Malvasia ] 3 months oak, 13% £17 LR109 (2009) Valserrano White Gran Reserva, [Viura, Malvasia] 24 months oak, 14% £38 ROSE LR110 (2017) Valserrano Rose, [ Tempranillo, Garnacha ] Un oak, 13% £18 LR101 LR102 LR103 LR104 LR105 LR106 LR107 LR108 LR109 LR110 LR2. Bodegas Fuidio, Rioja Alavesa (Villabuena de Alava) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED LR201 (2018) Fuidio Joven, [ Tempranillo ] Un_Oak, 13% £12 LR201 LR3. Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta, Rioja Alta (Ygay,Logroño) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED LR301 (2014) Murrieta reserva, [Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo, Garnacha] 19 months oak, 14,00% £24 LR302 (2012) Murrieta Gran Reserva, [Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo, Garnacha] 24 months oak, 14,00% £48 LR303 (2009) Murrieta Castillo de Ygay, La Plana vineyard [Tempranillo, Mazuelo] 26 months oak,14,00% £95 WHITE LR304 (2014) Capellania Reserva, [Viura (Macabeo)] 15 months oak, 12,50% £28 ROSE LR305 (2015) Murrieta Rose, [Mazuelo] Un oak, 13,50% £30 LR301 LR302 LR304 LR305 LR306 LR4. Bodegas Lopez de Heredia, Rioja Alta (Haro) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED LR401 (2007) Viña Tondonia reserva, [Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo] 72 months oak, 13,00% SOLD OUT WHITE LR402 (2010) Viña Gravonia Crianza, [Viura (Macabeo)] 48 months oak, 4 years 12,50% SOLD OUT LR403 (2006) Viña Tondonia Crianza, [Viura, Malvasia] 72 months oak, 6 years 12,50% £40 LR401 LR402 LR403 LR5. Bodegas Isidro Milagro, Rioja Baja (Alfaro) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED LR501 (2015) Finca Besaya Crianza, [ Tempranillo ] 12 months oak, 13.5 % £14 LR502 (2010) Finca Besaya Reserva, [ Tempranillo ] 24 months oak, 14 % £17 WHITE LR503 (2017) Finca Besaya White, [ Viura ] Un oak, 13 % SOLD OUT ROSE LR504 (2016) Finca Besaya Rose, [ Tempranillo ] Un oak, 13 % £12 LR501 LR502 LR503 LR504 RIBERA DEL DUERO (Castilla y León) (RD) No really well known in the early 1980s, now days it is one of the most known red wines areas from Spain. Ribera del Duero is a land of extremes, with intense sunlight, modest rainfall, hot summer and very cold winter. RD1. Arrocal winary (Gumiel de Mercado) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED RD101 (2018) AC Young wine, [ Tinta del Pais ] Un oak, 13% £13 RD102 (2018) Gallinita ciega Roble, Single vineyard [ Tinta del Pais ] 9 months oak, 14% £16 RD103 (2016) Perro, Gato, Ratón, single vineyard [ Tempranillo ] 14 months oak, 14% £24 RD2. Paramo Arroyo winary (Pedrosa de Duero, Burgos) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED RD201 (2018) Ser vivo y Natural, Organic, [ Tinta fina ] natural wine without sulphitos, Un oak, 14% £17 RD3. Vega Sicilia winary (Valbuena de Duero, Burgos) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED RD301 (2013) Valbuena 5 Reserva, [ Tinto Fino, Merlot ] 36 months oak, SOLD OUT RD302 (2006) Único Reserva, [ Tinto Fino, Cabernet Sauvignon ] 72 months oak, 14% £299 RD101 RD102 RD103 RD201 RD301 RD302 TORO (Castilla y León) (TR) The key to Toro as so often in Spain is the altitude, 600 to 750 m above the sea level give the growers the chance to fix the color and flavor with cool nights during the torrid, hot, dry summer days with red clays and sandy soils. TR1. Vega Sicilia winary (Venialbo, Zamora) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED TR101 (2014) Pintia, [ Tinto tora ] 12 months oak, 14.5% £54 TR2. Casa Maguila winery (Venialbo, Zamora) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED TR201 (2017) Angelitos Negros, [ Tinto tora ] 6 months oak, 13.5% £17 TR202 (2015) Cachito Mio, [ Tinto tora ] 12 months oak, 14.5% £20 TR201 TR202 TR101 BIERZO (Castlla y León) (BZ) Mencia grape home it can made fresh, fruity, reds wines, grown just over the border into Castilla y Leon but in condition very like those of Galicia. Mainly slates terraces. The climate site between maritime influences of Galicia and dry, hot, continental climate of la Mancha. BZ1. Peique winery (Villafranca del Bierzo) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED BZ101 (2019) Peique Joven, [ Mencía ] 2 months stainless steal tank, 13% £13 BZ102 (2018) Ramón Valle, [ Mencía ] 7 months oak, 14.5% £16 BZ103 (2017) Peique Old vines, [ Mencía ] 12 months oak, 14.5% £22 BZ104 (2015) Peique family selection old vines, [ Mencía ] 18 months oak, 14.5% £35 BZ105 (2014) Luis Peique Old vines, [ Mencía ] 16 months oak, 14.5% £43 WHITE BZ106 (2019) Peique white, [ Godello ] 5 months stainless steal tank, 13% £16 ROSE BZ107 (2017) Peique Joven Rose, [ Mencia ] 4 months on his lees 13% £13 BZ101 BZ102 BZ103 BZ104 BZ105 BZ106 BZ107 RUEDA (Castilla y Leon) (RA) Rueda is spread over dramatic plateaus slashed by the Duero River before Portugal. Extremely cold winters with hot days and cool night on summers. It made very fresh, high acidity white wines with Verdejo as the main grape. RA1. Verdeal winery (La Seca) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE WHITE RA101 (2018) Ayre verdeal, [ Verdejo ] Un oak, 13% £13 RA102 (2017) Verdeal 500 flores, [ Verdejo ] 15 months on its lees, 13% £26 RA2. Vinos Sanz winery (La Seca) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE WHITE RA201 (2018) El Loco verdejo, [ Verdejo, Sauvignon Blanc ] Un oak, 13% £17 RA202 (2018) Sanz, [ Sauvignon Blanc ] Un oak, 12% £17 RA203 (2018) Finca La Colina single vineyard old vines, [ Sauvignon Blanc ] Un oak, 12% £24 RA101 RA102 RA202 RA201 RA203 EMPORDA (Cataluña) (EM) In the extreme north east corner of Spain, in Cataluña region separated from Roussillon only by the French border, its zone has a long history of wine production, which was nearly extinguished when philloxera in the 1900. Many of the terraces at the foothill of the Pyrenees were never replanted. EM1. Roig Parals winery & Coca i Fito (Emporda) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED EM101 (2016) Tocat D’Ala Negre, [Carignan, Grenache, Syrah] 4 months oak, 14% £19 EM102 (2014) Tocat I Posat, Old Vines [Carignan, Grenache] 13 months oak, 14.5% £36 EM101 EM102 MONTSANT (Cataluña) (MT) Priorat is surrounding by Sierra de Montsant where there is Montsant DO created in 2001. It used to be called Subzone Falset with in the Tarragona DO however it has more in common with Priorat for its slopes, its temperatures, its altitudes. Red Garnachas, Cariñena and white Garnachas. MT1. Coca i Fito (Montsant) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED MT101 (2016) Aloja Negre, [Garnacha, Cariñema, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah] 3 months oak, 14% £17 MT102 (2012) Aloja Mare old vines, [Garnacha, Cariñema, Syrah] 12 months oak, 14% £22 MT103 (2013) Coca i Fito Negre old vines, [Garnacha, Cariñena, Syrah] 14 months oak, 14.5% £36 MT104 (2019) Coca i Fito NU organic Old Vines, [Garnacha], Without sulphitos Un oak, 15% £22 MT105 (2012) Coca i Fito Cariñena old vines, [Cariñema] 12 months oak, 14.5% £39 MT106 (2013) Coca i Fito Garnacha old vines, [Garnacha] 12 months oak, 14.5% £39 WHITE MT107 (2018) Coca i Fito Blanc Organic, [White Garnacha] 3 months oak on its lees, 14% £19 MT101 MT102 MT103 MT104 MT105 MT106 MT107 PRIORAT (Cataluña) (PR) The vineyards of Priorat, which lie in the hills inland from the coast, have undergone an incredible transformation in the last three decades. The expense of working the steep slopes and the lack of investment meant that until the potential of the region was identified, many vineyards were abandoned and wines were of average quality. PR1. Coca i Fito (Vilella Alta-Gratallop) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED PR101 (2015) Samsara, [Garnacha, Cariñema, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah] 12 months oak, 14.5% £22 PR2. Álvaro Palacios winery (Gratallop) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE RED PR201 (2017) Gratallop [80%Garnacha, 19%Cariñema, 1% White grapes] 15 months oak, 14.5% SOLD OUT PR202 (2017) Dofi, [95%Garnacha, 4%Cariñema, 1% White grapes] 18 months oak, 14.5% £65 PR101 PR201 PR202 TERRA ALTA (Cataluña) (TA) Spanish for High land, it is the highest of the DO wines zones in Cataluña. It adjoins Tarragona to the west. Growers are following the lead of Priorat, recovering and relaunching their Garnacha Blanca grapes and making some impressive red blends. TA1. Coca i Fito (Terra Alta) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE WHITE TA101 (2016) Aloja Blanc, [90%Garnacha blanca, 10%Macabeo] Un oak, 13.5% £17 TA102 (2014) Jaspi D’Or Old vines, [80%Garnacha blanca, 20%Macabeo] 6 months oak, 13.5% £22 TA103 (2015) Coca i Fito D’Or Old vines, [80%Garnacha blanca, 20%Macabeo] 6 months oak, 14% £22 TA101 TA102/ TA103 RIAS BAIXAS (Galicia) (RB) Rias Baixas first became denomination of origin in the 1980 and it was called Albariño. Rias Baixas Lively, aromatic whites that go perfectly with the sellfish from the area. This green corner of Spain is full of irregular Atlantic inlets called Rias which are perfectly shallow fjords lines with hills. Vines have traditionaly been trained on pergolas, horizontal trellises well above the ground. The thick skinned Albariño is the main grape here. RB1. Viña Sobreira winery (Valle del Salnes) CODE VINTAGE DESCRIPTION PRICE WHITE RB101 (2018) Pazo da Sobreiras, [100% Albariño] Un oak, 12.5% £15 RB102 (2018) Terras Vellas Old vines, [100% Albariño] Un oak, 12.5% £20 RB101 RB102 VALDEHORRAS (Galicia) (VD) It was founded as a DO just one year after Ribeiro.