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RED LA (LR) Protected from the atlantic winds by the Sierra de . Rioja is subdivided into three zones, Rioja Baja, Rioja Alta and . Rioja is deep ly root ed on Spanish industry for more than 150 years.

LR1. Bodegas la Marquesa Rioja Alavesa (Villa buena de A la v a ) LR 1 0 1 (201 6 ) Crianza Valserrano, [ , Mazuelo ] 15 months , 14,5% £ 31 LR 1 0 2 (2015) Reserva Valserrano, [ Tempranillo ] 24 months oak, 14,5% £ 39 LR 1 0 3 (201 1 ) Gran Reserva Valserrano [ Tempranillo ] 30 months oak, 14,5% £ 47 LR 1 0 4 (201 6 ) Special Monovarietal Valserrano, [ Mazuelo ] 14 months oak, 14,5% £ 42 LR 1 0 5 (201 5 ) Special Monovarietal Valserrano, [ ] 14 months oak, 14,5% £ 42 LR 1 0 6 (201 2 ) Special Old Vines Reserva Finca Monteviejo, [ Tempranillo ] 24 months oak, 14,5% £ 50 LR 1 0 7 (2017) El Ribazo Valserrano, single wine [ Tempranillo ] 14 months oak, 14,5% £ 38

LR2. Bodegas Fuidio, Rioja Alavesa (Villa buena de Ala v a) LR 201 (201 8 ) Fuidio Joven, [ Tempranillo ] Un_Oak, 13% £ 24 LR 202 (201 8 ) Fuidio Yraley Crianza , [ Tempranillo ] 12 months Oak, 1 4 % £ 29

LR3. Bodegas Marqu é s de Murrieta , Rioja Alta ( Ygay, Logroño) LR 301 (201 4 ) Murrieta reserva, [ Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo, Garnacha ] 1 9 months oak, 14, 00 % £ 40 LR 302 (20 12 ) Murrieta Gran Reserva, [ Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo, Garnacha ] 24 months oak, 14,00% £ 60 LR 303 (2009) Murrieta Castillo de Ygay, La Plana vineyard [ Tempranillo, Mazuelo ] 26 months oak,14,00% £ 110

LR4. Bodegas Lopez de Heredia, Rioja Alta (Haro) LR40 1 (2007) Viña Tondonia reserva, [ Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo ] 72 months oak, 13,00% £ 50

LR5. Bodegas Isidro Milagro, Rioja Baja (Alfaro) LR 5 0 1 (2015) Finca Besaya Crianza, [ Tempranillo ] 12 months oak, 13.5 % £ 28 LR 5 0 2 (201 0 ) Finca Besaya Reserva, [ Tempranillo ] 24 months oak, 14 % £ 32

LR6. Bodegas Lanzaga, Telmo Rodriguez, Rioja Alavesa ( Lanciego ) LR601 (2015) Lanzaga , [ Tempranillo , Graciano, Garnacha ] 1 4 months oak, 1 4 % £ 42 LR602 (201 7 ) Las Beatas , [ Tempranillo, Graciano, White Garnacha, Garnacha ] 15 months oak, 14 % £ 2 55

LR7. Bodegas Remelluri, Telmo Rodriguez, Rioja Alavesa ( La Bastida ) LR701 (201 6 ) Lindes de Remelluri San Vicente , [ Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha ] 1 0 months oak, 1 4 % £ 39 LR702 (201 6 ) Lindes de Remelluri La Bastida , [ Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha ] 10 months oak, 14 % £ 39 LR703 (201 3 ) Remelluri Reserva , [ Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha ] 1 6 months oak, 1 4 % £ 43 LR704 (201 1 ) Remelluri Granja Gran Reserva , [ Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha ] 26 months oak, 14 % £ 60

RIBERA DEL DUERO (Castilla y León) (RD)

No t really well known in the early 1980s, now a days it is one of the most known areas in . is a land of extremes, with intense sunlight, modest rainfall, hot summer and very cold winter.

RD1. Arrocal winary (Gumiel de Mercado) RD 1 01 (201 8 ) AC Young wine, [ Tinta del Pais ] Un oak, 13% £ 26 RD 1 0 2 (2018) Gallinita ciega Roble, Single vineyard [ Tinta del Pais ] 9 months oak, 14% £ 33 RD 1 0 3 (201 6 ) Perro, Gato, Ratón, single vineyard [ Tempranillo ] 14 months oak, 14% £ 40

RD2. Paramo Arroyo winary (Pedrosa de Duero, Burgos) RD 2 0 1 (2018) Ser vivo y Natural, O rganic, [ Tinta fina ] without sulphitos, Un oak, 14% £ 32

RD3. winary (Valbuena de Duero, Burgos) RD 3 0 2 (2006) Único Reserva , [ Tinto Fino, ] 72 months oak , 14% £ 310

RD4. Dominio del Aguila, Jorge Monzón (La Aguilera, Burgos) RD401 (2018) Picaro del Aguila , [ Tempranillo, Garnacha, , Blanca del pais ] 19 months oak, 14% £ 41 RD402 (20 16 ) Dominio del Aguila Reserva, [ Tempranillo, Garnacha, Bobal, Blanca del pais ] 30 months oak, 14% £ 63 RD40 3 (20 16 ) Canta la Perdiz Reserva, [ Tempranillo, Cariñena, Bruñal, Bobal, Albillo ] 40 months oak, 14% £ 310

T ORO (Cast ill a y León) (TR) The key to Toro as so often in Spain is the altitude, 600 to 750 m above the sea level give s the growers the chance to fix the color and flavo u r with cool nights during the torrid, hot, dry summer days with red clays and sandy soils.

TR1. Vega Sicilia winary ( Venialbo , Zamora ) TR 1 0 1 (201 4 ) Pintia, [ Tinto tora ] 12 months oak, 14.5% £ 63

TR2. Casa Maguila (Venialbo, Zamora) TR 2 01 (2017) Angelitos Negros, [ Tinto tora ] 6 months oak, 13.5% £ 32 TR 202 (2015) Cachito Mio, [ Tinto tora ] 12 months oak, 14.5% £ 36

B IERZO (Castlla y León) (BZ) Home of the Mencia which came create fresh, fruity, red wines, grown just over the border of Castilla y Leon but in condition s very much like those of . Mainly slate terraces. The climate site balances between maritime influences of Galicia and dry, hot, continental climate of la Mancha.

BZ1. Peique winery (Villafranca del Bierzo) BZ 1 0 1 (201 9 ) Peique Joven, [ Menc í a ] 2 months stainless steal tank , 13% £ 29 BZ 1 0 2 (201 8 ) Ramón Valle , [ Menc í a ] 7 months oak, 14.5% £ 33 BZ 1 0 3 (201 7 ) Peique Old vines, [ Menc í a ] 12 months oak, 14.5% £ 36 BZ 1 0 4 (2015) Peique family selection old vines , [ Menc í a ] 1 8 months oak, 14.5% £ 50 BZ 1 0 5 (201 4 ) Luis Peique Old vines, [ Menc í a ] 1 6 months oak, 14.5% £ 57

E MPORDA (Cataluña) (EM)

In the north east corner of Spain, in Cataluña the region separated from Roussillon only by the French border, its zone has a long production, which was nearly extinguished by 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) EM 1 0 1 (2016) Tocat D’Ala Negre, [, , ] 4 months oak, 14% £ 35 EM 1 0 2 (2014) Tocat I Posat, Old Vines [Carignan, Grenache] 13 months oak, 14.5% £ 52

MONTSANT (Cataluña) (MT)

Priorat is surround ed by Sierra de Montsant where Montsant DO was created in 2001. It used to be called Subzone Falset within 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) MT 1 0 1 (2014) Aloja Negre, [Garnacha, Cariñema, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah] 3 months oak, 14% £ 33 MT 1 0 2 (201 1 ) Aloja Mare old vines, [Garnacha, Cariñema, Syrah] 12 months oak, 14% £ 40 MT 1 0 3 (201 3 ) Coca i Fito Negre old vines, [Garnacha, Cariñe n a, Syrah] 1 4 months oak, 14 .5 % £ 52 MT 1 0 4 (201 9 ) Coca i Fito NU organic Old Vines , [Garnacha] , Without sulphitos Un oak, 1 5 % £ 39 MT 1 0 5 (2012) Coca i Fito Cariñena old vines, [Cariñema] 12 months oak, 14.5% £ 55 MT 1 0 6 (2013) Coca i Fito Garnacha old vines, [Garnacha] 12 months oak, 14.5% £ 55

P RIORAT (Cataluña) (PR) The 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) PR 1 0 1 (2015) Samsara, [ Garnacha, Cariñema, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah ] 12 months oak, 14.5% £ 39 PR2. Á lvaro Palacios winery (Gratallop) PR 2 0 1 (2017) Gratallop [ 80% Garnacha, 19% Cariñema, 1% White ] 15 months oak, 14.5% £ 59 PR 2 0 2 (2015) Dofi, [ 95% Garnacha, 4% Cariñema, 1% White grapes] 18 months oak, 14.5% £ 78

PR3. Clos I Terrasses, Daphne Glorian (Gratallop) PR 301 (201 8 ) Laurel [ Syrah , Garnacha , Cabernet Sauvignon ] 1 8 months oak, 14.5% £ 52

RIBEIRA SACRA (Galicia) (RS)

Ribeira Sacra means “sacred riverbanks” and originally referred to the many monasteries and churches that once populated this area. They produce really interesting red wines, mainly with Mencia and other local varieties. creates great interesting red wines and white Godello.

RS3. Tolo Do Xisto (Crazy about the slate) River Sil Subzone (Vilacha de Salvadur) RS 3 0 1 (2018) Ruxe Ruxe [ Mencia ] 30/40 years old vines Un oak, 14% £ 32 RS 3 0 2 (201 7 ) Tolo Do Xisto [ Mencia ] 40/80 years old vines, 4 months oak, 13.5% £ 38 RS 3 0 3 (201 5 ) Os Convetos [ Mencia ] 70/90 years old vines, 12 months oak, 13.5% £ 52

RS4. Fedellos do Couto winery (Valle del Bibei) RS401 (2019) As Xaras [ Mencia ] Vino de España, 12 months oak, 14% £ 38 RS402 (2018) Lomba Dos Ares [ Mencía, Mouratón, Garnacha Tintorera, Caiño, Bastardo ] UnOak,13.5% £ 42 RS403 (2019) Bastarda [ Merenzao ], aged in large old oak demi muid, 13.5% £ 46 VALDEJALÓN IGP (Aragón) (VJ)

It is the place of Garnacha grape but also use Cariñena (Mazuelo) or Macabeos for production . The wines from Aragón reach high alcohol volume however now a days there are some producers trying to get the best out off the vineyards and the wines are wit in t he bes t Spanish wines .

VJ1. Frontonio winery (Valdejalón, Zaragoza) VJ 1 0 1 (2018) Botijo Rojo Region wine, [Garnacha] 15 months in concrete tank, 14% £ 33 VJ 1 0 2 (2015) Microcósmico village wine, [Garnacha] 10 months in concrete tank, 14% £ 36 VJ 1 0 3 (2015) Telescópico Cariñena V2, [ C ariñena] 5 months concrete tank, 10 months oak 14% £ 39 VJ 1 0 4 (2015) Telescópico Garnacha V2, [Garnacha] 8 months oak 14% £ 39 NAVARRA (Navarra) (NA)

The DO has advantages, such as the diversity of climates and landscapes that combine Continental climates, Atlantic and Mediterranean, the proximity of the Bay of , the influence of the Pyrenees and the temperate in f luence of the valley these are all key factors in giving Navarra its unique range different climates. Soils of Navarr a are also marked by great diver sity. In low mountains there are ocher and gravel soils. Limestone in Estella and Valdizarbe and alluvial soils in the plains

NA1. Viña Zorzal winery (Corella) NA 1 0 1 (201 9 ) Rey Noble Garnacha [ Garnacha ] Un oak 14% £ 28 NA 1 0 2 (201 8 ) Rey Noble Graciano [ Graciano ] 4 months oak 14% £ 30 NA105 (2016) Viña Zorzal Señora de las Alturas, Old Vines [ Garnacha ] 12 months oak 14% £ 38

A LICANTE ( Comunidad Valenciana, Levante ) (AL) Th is DO in the Levante coast extend from Alicante city down till Yecla (another DO) on the foothill of the spanish central plateau. The climate becomes progressively hotter and the landscape arid away from the coast and yield doesn’t go beyond 20hl/ha. The pricipal grape variety is Monastrell(Mourvedre) the main mediterranean grape among garnacha or bobal can be also found here.

AL1. La Encina winery ( Villena ) AL 1 0 2 (2016) Natural wine [ Merlot] No Sulphitos No Sulphitos 13% £ 31

AL2. Finca Collado winery (Alto Vinalopo, Salinas) AL 2 0 1 (2016) Finca Collado Syrah [ Syrah & Monastrell ] 3 months oak £ 32 AL 2 0 2 (2016) Fet a Ma [ Monastrell & Cabernet Sauvignon ] 12 months oak £ 35 AL 2 0 3 (2016) Finca Collado Delit [ Monastrell ] Very Old vines 12 months oak £ 39

AL3. Javier Revert ( ) AL301 (2019) Simeta [ Arcos ] 8 months amphor a e an d 2 month glass demi johns £ 45

JUMILLA () (JM) 50 miles inland from the Mediterranean coast it is a high altitude (300 up to 600m above the sea level) arid valley. The valley is really hot during the day around 42 degrees in summer but cool at night again thank to the altitude. Rainfall is very low sometimes even below 300mm a year. The main grape here is monastrell.

JM1. Silvano Garcia winery (Jumilla) JM 1 0 1 (2017) Silvano Garcia Roble [ Monastrell ] 4 months oak 14% £ 28 JM 1 0 2 (2016) Viñahonda crianza [ Monastrell ] 8 months oak 14% £ 31 JM 1 0 3 (2015) Silvano Divina Crianza [ Monastrell ] 8 months oak 14.5% £ 31

JM2. Casa Castillo (Jumilla) JM 2 01 (2018) Casa Castillo [ Monastrell , Syrah, Garnacha ] 9 months oak 14% £ 34

ALMANSA ( CASTILLA LA MANCHA/LEVANTE ) ( AM )

AM1. Envinate winery (Almansa) AM101. (201 9 ) Envinate Albahra [ Moravia Agria, Garnacha Tintorera ] 8 months Concrete tank 14.5% £ 38

SIERRAS DE ( Ronda ) ( SR )

Its wine industry has a long history dating back to the 600bc when the Greek s created the first vineyards, the contin ued making wine, calling it xarab al malaqui, Malaga syrup (probably to remove any reference to the alcohol). The key is the altitude . The mountains rise straight up from the beach. V ineyard are created just a few miles from the could reach up to 800m.

SR1. Cortijo de los Aguilares winery ( Ronda ) SR1 0 1 (201 5 ) Pago del Espino [ Tempranillo, , Syrah ] 15 months oak 14% £ 38 SR1 0 2 (201 5 ) Tadeo [ Petit Verdot ] 15 months oak 14% £ 52

SR2. Conrad winery (Ronda) SR2 0 1 (2014) Leon el Sabio [ Petit Verdot ] 12 months oak 14% £ 37 SR2 0 2 (2014) Cristina [ ] 12 months oak 14% £ 37

LA MANCHA ( Castilla la Mancha ) (LM) The centre of Spanish live is located in the meseta , the high plateau south of Madrid, wh ich endless flat vineyards can weary the eye. It s DO classified vineyards alone, less than half of the total cover more ground than all of Australia´s vineyards put together.

LM1. Canforrales, Campos Reales winery (El Provencio, Cuenca) LM 101 (201 8 ) Canforrales clasico [ Tempranillo ] No oak 14% £ 22 LM102 (201 8 ) Canforrales organic [ Syrah, Tempranillo ] No oak 14% £ 26 LM103 (201 3 ) Gladium Crianza [ Tempranillo ] 12 months oak 14% £ 33 LM104 (2010) Canfora Ungrafted 80 years old vines [ Tempranillo ] 15 months oak 14.5% £ 54

LM2. Isidro Milagro winery (Manzanares, La mancha) LM201 (2017) Cal y Canto Red [ Tempranillo, Merlot, Syrah ] No oak 14% £ 20

VINOS DE MADRID ( Comunidad de Madrid) (VM)

The Spanish capital Madrid is much less known as the name of a wine denomination. The DO forms a semicircle around the southern suburbs. Out Of the three official recognized sub zones, the most important is around the town of Arganda del Rey, east of Madrid and Gredos with very old garnachas. The history of what we could call the new Madrid wine begins in 1984, with the recognition of the Speci fic Designation of Wines of Madrid.

VM1. Jeromin winery ( Arganda ) VM101 (201 3 ) Felix Martinez old vines [ Tempranillo ] 24 months oak 14 .5 % £ 39

VM2. Bodegas Sanz winery (Arganda) VM201 (2017) Sanz La Capital [ Tempranillo ] No oak 14% £ 28 VM202 (2017) Sanz La Capital Roble [ Tempranillo ] 4 months oak 14% £ 32

VM3. Comando G winery (Sierra de Gredos, San Martin de Valdeiglesias) VM301 (2015) La Bruja de Rozas [ Garnacha ] 5 months oak 14% £ 42

VINOS DE MENTRIDA, CEBREROS, Castilla y Leon ( MT )

MT1. Daniel Landi winery (Sierra de Gredos) MT101. (2019) Las Uvas de la I ra, Mentrida [ Garnacha ] 10 months French Oak 14% £ 41 MT 10 2 . (2017) El Reventon, Single vineyard, Cebreros [ Garnacha ] 14 months French Oak 14% £ 95 MT103. (2017) Las Iruelas, Single vineyard , Gredos Castilla y Leon [ Garnacha ] 1 6 months French Oak 14% £ 115

VINOS DE G RANADA (Andalucia) (VG)

The Andalusian province of between the high mountain range and the Mediterranean has an old viticultural tradition. Average elevation is 1000m above the sea level but it has one of highest at 1400m above the sea level. The elevation and humidity will provide a much cooler growing environment than the latitude would suggest.

VG1. Vilaplana winery () VG101 . (2017) Paraje del Mincal [ Tempranillo ] 12 months oak 14.5% £ 34

C ANARY ISLAND ( Islas Canarias ) (VC) The mediocre wines for the tourist trade has been replaced by much more interesting products . The young wines from Negramoll and the indigenous grape L istan N egro and whites as Listan B lanco ( grape), traditional and dry M alvasias from La Palma and Lanzarote islands, and Vijariego, Marmajuelo or Gual grapes. Vine ages are old and soil is volca nic. VC1. Viñatigo winery ( Tenerife , Canarias ) VC101 (201 5 ) Negramoll [ Negramoll ] 12 months oak 1 3 % £ 41 VC102 (2015) Vijariego Negro [ Vijariego Negro ] 12 months oak 13% £ 40 VC103 (2015) Tintilla [ Tintilla ] 18 months oak 14% £ 43

VINOS DE MALLORCA (MC)

MC1. 4 KILOS (Mallorca) MC 101 (201 9 ) 12 VOLTs [ Syrah , Merlot , Callet , Cabernet: ] 9 months oak 13% £ 40 MC 10 2 (201 7 ) 4 Kilos [ Callet , Mantonegro ] 14 months oak 13% £ 49 MC 10 3 (201 5 ) Grimalt Caballero [ Callet , Fogoneau ] 14 months oak 13% £ 59