Roda Sela Rioja 2020

Winery Notes:

This is the youngest wine of Bodegas Roda, using fruit of a sustainable viticulture made with grapes from bush vines between 15 and 30 years of age (93% tempranillo, 5% graciano and 2% garnacha).

The 2014 vintage is specially characterized for being a vintage in which the experience provides an added value to the wine. After a warm and rainy September, the careful selection of the grapes was essential to give a clean and fresh character to this … more

Country: Spain
Producer: Bodegas Roda
Region: Rioja

Telmo Rodriguez 'Tabueringa' Tempranillo 2018

A labour of love from Telmo Rodriguez, the 2014 was the first of several vintages they vinified that they were willing to release to public. It was clearly worth the wait because within each bottle is some quintessential Rioja ready to draw you in. The vines are located in an amphitheatre near the village of Labastida, mainly Tempranillo with some Graciano, Mazuelo and a smattering of other local varieties. Clay, wild raspberries, lavender and wild herbs waft up from the … more

Country: Spain
Producer: Telmo Rodriguez
Region: Rioja

Telmo Rodriguez 'Tabueringa' Tempranillo 2020

A labour of love from Telmo Rodriguez, the 2014 was the first of several vintages they vinified that they were willing to release to public. It was clearly worth the wait because within each bottle is some quintessential Rioja ready to draw you in. The vines are located in an amphitheatre near the village of Labastida, mainly Tempranillo with some Graciano, Mazuelo and a smattering of other local varieties. Clay, wild raspberries, lavender and wild herbs waft up from the … more

Country: Spain
Producer: Telmo Rodriguez
Region: Rioja

Valenciso Laderas de Cabama Rioja 2018

Everything Luis Valentín and Carmen Enciso touch has quality written all over it. This fresh and vibrant Rioja is no exception. While this wine doesn't quite have the density and power of the old-vine Valenciso bottling above, it's not far off!

Country: Spain
Region: Rioja

Valenciso Rioja Reserva 2015 Magnum

100%, handpicked Tempranillo from the clay/limestone soils around Haro. The grapes come from 11 plots, including Villalba, Rodezno Briones and Ollauri, all managed organically and cropped at well below the regional norms. Valenciso ferment in cement vats with native yeasts, and the wine is then aged for 17 months in low-toast, French oak barriques, one-third replaced each year.

Following its time in barrel, this wine was transferred back into concrete vats to settle for a further 12 months to clarify. … more

Country: Spain
Region: Rioja

Valenciso Rioja Reserva 2016

100%, handpicked Tempranillo from the clay/limestone soils around Haro. The grapes come from 11 plots, including Villalba, Rodezno Briones and Ollauri, all managed organically and cropped at well below the regional norms. Valenciso ferment in cement vats with native yeasts, and the wine is then aged for 17 months in low-toast, French oak barriques, one-third replaced each year. Following its time in barrel, this wine was transferred back into concrete vats to settle for a further 12 months to clarify. … more

Country: Spain
Region: Rioja