Bodegas El Maestro Sierra 15 Year Old Oloroso

Dry, nutty start. Hazelnuts, brazil nuts. Umami notes of beef stock and dried mushrooms. On the other end of this earthy, darker side there is a brightness of bitter oranges and fresh figs. A bit of toffee and echoes of spices (not unlike gingerbread, really nice).

On the palate it is medium-bodied, with a surprising lightness and ease to it. Good balance of acidity, a suggestion of caramel sweetness, lightly bitter notes (dried herbs, Seville oranges) and a soft, gingery … more

Country: Spain
Region: Jerez

Bodegas Tradición Oloroso VORS 750ml

"The single vintage wines are different, but they are not necessarily better than the solera wines. In fact I preferred the Oloroso VORS to the two single-vintage; I found it more complex and fluid, while the single vintages were more concentrated and powerful, but not as nuanced. I?m talking about the NV Tradicion Oloroso VORS, on average 45-50 years old, which gives the wine a concentration of glycerin and dry extract that is amazing. Silky, very interesting to see the … more

Country: Spain
Region: Jerez

Bodegas Tradición Palo Cortado VORS 750ml

"The NV Palo Cortado Tradicion VORS, averages 32 years of age, which they consider the correct age for Palo Cortado, so it is not just an old Sherry. Light amber-­??colored, the nose has a sweet sensation, apricots, and almonds but then the mouth is very dry and saline, fine and light, with flavors of hazelnut, a little varnish, very elegant, intense, pungent, a little spirity. It has a delineated palate, superb intensity, and very long finish. Classical, elegant, clean, intense … more

Country: Spain
Region: Jerez

Bogedas Lanzaga LZ Rioja Joven 2016

This unwooded Rioja is a fantastic modern interpretaion of this classic old world region. The tempranillo grape shows plump cherry, cola, has nice fine dusty tannins and lifted aromatics.

Country: Spain
Producer: Telmo Rodriguez
Region: Rioja

Bogedas Lanzaga LZ Rioja Joven 2017

This unwooded Rioja is a fantastic modern interpretaion of this classic old world region. The tempranillo grape shows plump cherry, cola, has nice fine dusty tannins and lifted aromatics.

Country: Spain
Producer: Telmo Rodriguez
Region: Rioja

Cardenal Mendoza Brandy 700ml

With an average age of 15 years, Cardenal Mendoza is one of the most famed (and popular) brandies in Spain. It's a ripe, smooth, sweet-spiced style. Lashings of xmas pudding (from maturation in old PX and Olorosso barrels). Good length and finish from such a generous style.

Country: Spain
Producer: Romate
Region: Jerez

Casa Mariol Vermut Negra 1lt

Casa Mariol Vermut Negre, a pioneering vermouth house, founded in 1945 outside Catalonia in North East Spain, where the Vaquer family has made wine for almost 100 years.

Casa Mariol uses a base wine from 100% Macabeo grapes - At the same time neutral grape spirit made from Macabeu Grapes and distilled on the farm is used to extract the flavours of up to 150 botanicals including green walnuts, rosemary, thyme, orange peel, wormwood and cardamom. The grapes are grown … more

Country: Spain
Region: Catalunya
Sub Region: Terra Alta

Castillo de Cuzcurrita 'Senorio de Cuzcurrita' Tempranillo 2012

Country: Spain
Region: Rioja

Castro Martin Albarino 'Sobre Lias' 2017

The delightful Angela Martin and her husband, Andrew McCarthy, run the Castro Martin estate in Rias Baixas, on Spain's Galician coast, where production of Albarino at their bodega can be traced back to as far as 1887.

A fine sandy colour with a touch of green, this is a young varietal Albariño with a significant future. A golden fruit nose carries granitic sand’s talcy-minerality. The fruit is sliced apple and nashi flesh with a hint of spicy breakfast radish and … more

Country: Spain
Region: Rias Baixas

Celler del Roure Parotet Mando 2012

Mandó is low in colour but with good acidity and is nicely beefed up by a touch of Monastrell to

affect a blend of red fruits, earthen countryness, tea and balsalm with pleasing freshness. Elegant

and balanced, it is savoury with nice sweet acid freshening gentle spicy tannin roundness. There’s

good reach up and back in the mouth, which washes out to a relaxed, gentle and savoury finish.

Parotet sits beautifully in the mouth and is fresh all around the … more

Country: Spain