red wines from low intervention artisan producers, organic, biodynamic or natural
tinto
Wine of the week
Viña Tondonia Reserva, Rioja, 2010 17 / 43.5 / 83
tempranillo, graciano, garnacha
elegant, complex and classic. vanilla, blackberry and
balsamic notes.
1.Parada de Atauta, Ribera del Duero, 2019 9.5 / 25.5 / 47
tempranillo, (94+ parker) (organic)
a warm, spicy, open nose with intense black fruit, juicy black cherries, mocha and baked earth characters. The palate is fine with good structure, concentrated blackcurrant fruit, cedar and minerality with perfumed violets to the finish.
2. Benje tinto - Envinate, Tenerife 2021, 10.5 / 28 / 52
listan negro, field blend
old vine volcanic field blend of 5 indigenous varieties grown untrained at 1000m in Tenerife. It's pure and lifted with notes of red fruit, peppercorn, flowers and volcanic soil. No fining, filtration or added sulphur.
3.Las Dosces, Utiel Requena, 2020 6.5 / 17 / 30
bobal
Fresh red fruits with balsamic notes from high altitude organic vineyards near Valencia.
4.Pago Valdoneje , Bierzo, 2022 £7.5 / £20 / £36
grape: mencia (92 parkerr)
rich dark fruit, continental and Atlantic influence with a hint of smokiness
that carries through a long, mineral-driven finish.
5. Casa Castillo, Jumilla, 2021 8.5 / 23 / 41.5
monastrell (91+Parker)
all organic viticulture, intense notes of red fruits, elegant, long and unctuous, from vineyards 800m above sea level which add freshness in this hot region.
6.Motor Callet, 4 Kilos, Mallorca, 2021 9 / 24.5 / 44.5
callet (natural, unfiltered)
clear fragrances of ripe red fruit, orange touches and aromas of mediterranean herbs, a fruity wine with an earthy background and a lively and expressive character.
7. Valenciso tinto, Rioja Reserva, 2020 10 / 26.5 / 49
tempranillo
produced purely from tempranillo, this wine shows all the elegance of the variety, great complexity and purity, perfumed notes of violet and blackberry.
8. Lousas, Enviniate, Ribeira Sacra, 2021, organic 10.5 / 28 / 52
mencia with field blend
organic, unfiltered, tiny production from high altitude south, facing vineyard in Galicia, extreme purity, lifted aromatic & delicious savouriness.