Rioja Report 2025: Rosados and Claretes

<p>Pale in colour but still offering enough pretty pink, this rosado offers rhubarb and pomegranate aromas, leading to pink-grapefruit freshness. The lively acidity suggests ageing...

A fantastic example of aged rosado with just enough barrel influence, a touch of grainy freshness and some attractive orange and spicy notes. It is...

A saline layer cloaks the core of white and yellow orchard fruit. A touch of blanched almonds adds fleshiness, while pink grapefruit contributes zesty liveliness....

A more traditional colour, deep pink with some orange highlights. This has some attractive balsamic notes and a certain minty freshness. Full of wild berry...

Deeply hued, with lovely texture and depth, and intense flavours of red cherry, blood orange, red apple, pink peach and nectarine. It's rich and concentrated...

Interesting interplay here between gentle mineral notes, crunchy white orchard fruit and a really elegant layer of sweet spice (white pepper, cardamom, vanilla). Refreshing white...

An oaked rosado which shows obvious but appealing age, this displays a deep pink colour, verging on amber. There is defined blueberry and strawberry fruit,...

Notes of wild and balsamic herbs add liveliness to the pomegrante, red apple and cherry fruit, with a crunchy bite on the attack followed by...

Very distinct, focused nose, with a fragrant herbal lining (sage, crushed mint and thyme). The palate follows with red apple, plum and deliciously crunchy orchard...

<p>There's a really lovely smokiness leading the nose, hovering over ripe strawberries. Elegant restraint and focus, with a mineral backbone and acidity supporting the subtle...

Beautiful, intense salmon hue. Deep and intense with great character and quality to the fruit. Strawberry, cherry, red apple, as well as some ripe orchard...

There's a sweet quality to the red and yellow orchard fruit, with apple, quince, Asian pear and pomegrante at the core. Lovely persistence and enjoyable...

Subtle, lifted nose with beautiful notes of cranberry, wild oregano and thyme. There's a round yet crunchy character to the dominant red fruit (cranberry, cherry...

Focus and concentration in a delicous interplay of cranberry, blood orange, pomegranate, wild strawberry and intriguing fennel top. A slight mineral edge adds saline intrigue....

Refreshing vibrancy and textural appeal make up for a certain lack of depth and concentration. But this is an altogether enjoyable rosado showing luscious cranberry,...

Intense cherry red, this is more of a clarete style. Like a light red wine, delightfully refreshing with just enough tannin to keep things lively...

Decidedly orange in colour, there are some signs of evolution with a certain creaminess and richness on the palate. Some delicate woody spice lifts the...

Intense salmon hue. A vinous, unctuous wine, with a herbal veil of wild oregano and fennel over the strawberry, cotton candy and ripe cherry sweetness....

Lifted, expressive aromas of wild strawberry, cranberry, redcurrant and blood orange. Really fragrant Garnacha perfume, with crushed rose petals, red apple and ripe strawberry mingling...

Pale salmon pink with some tropical aromas and pink grapefruit on the palate. This is light and refreshing with some sour cherry fruit.

Pale pink, this offers good value with bright pomegranate aromas and direct, lifted acidity. There is some tropical character, particularly on the finish, with a...

Fresh and fruity, this is a pale rosado that offers bright raspberry and sour cherry with some tropical, pink grapefruit character on the palate. Clean...