This lively young Tempranillo from north-eastern Spain is a modern style, light years from the dried out, dead Rioja reds that were once the regional standard.
It sees both French and American oak but its dry, savoury, nutty heart shines through. What a delicious drink. The lack of heat through the finish allows the flavour to flow out easily through the finish. Earth and iodine and nuts.
Love a Bargain? With a Miro-inspired label, this comes from 30-year-old bush vines and it has loads of character — on the one hand it’s rather polished and on the other it’s full of rustic charm.
It’s well packaged, well priced, well made and well easy to quaff. It’s a blanc de blancs sparkling white wine grown in France’s Aude Valley ... It spends 12 months on lees.
