Spain Wine Reviews

Lagar de Cervera, Albariño, Rias Baixas, Spain 2014

The very fashionable Albariño grape is at the heart of this bright, aromatic white...

Luzada, Coviar Albariño, Rías Baixas, Spain 2015

It’s fresh and zesty on the palate with flavourful, ripe white summer fruits...

Torres, Mas La Plana, Penedès 2011

The 2011 Mas La Plana is still in its infancy, with sweet black cherry fruit, cocoa powder and tobacco taking centre stage...

Rojalet, Negre, Montsant 2015

20 and 30 year old Carignan and Garnacha vines are overseen by Carlos Escolar - a young winemaker who coaxes extraordinary flavours from the harsh landscape of Montsant, which almost completely encircles the more famous Priorat...

Tesco, Viña del Cura Crianza, Rioja 2013

Made by Bodegas Eguia for Tesco, this old-school, gentle style of crianza is made from vines of up to 80 years of age and matured for 12 months in American oak...

Bodegas Juan Gil, Can Blau, Montsant 2014

A blend of Carignan, Syrah and Grenache from slatey soils - the 'llicorella' made famous by neighbouring Priorat. This wine has lots of fresh, juicy fruit...

Bodegas Beronia, Viura, Rioja 2015

A young, fresh white from 100% Viura, this has a delicate citrus nose which leads into a pink grapefruit and lemon palate...

Adnams, Tempranillo, Baja Aragon 2015

This well priced Tempranillo has typical baked strawberry and fresh raspberry aromas...

Asda, Extra Special Marques de Portola Rosé, Cava 2014

A blend of Grenache, Pinot Noir and the indigenous Catalan variety Trepat, this juicy rosé opens with a bright cherry fruit aroma which is hard to dislike...

The Cubist, Garnacha, Calatayud, Spain 2015

A perennial favourite in the sub-£10 range. Rich aromas and flavours of dark fruit...

Celler del Roure, Setze Gallets Garnacha-Monastrell, Valencia, Spain 2014

This blend shows real class, with a fresh and delicious fruit expression of red and black cherries...

Bodegas y Viñedos Artuke, Pies Negros, Rioja, Spain 2014

Named 'black feet' for the traditional grape treading they still do here, this Tempranillo with a dash of Graciano...

Parés Baltà, Honeymoon, Penedès 2015

Made from Parellada, a traditional grape variety mostly used in Cava, this unoaked offering opens up to aromatic notes of white flowers and ripe, peachy fruits...

Los Molinos, Valdepeñas Gran Reserva, Castilla-La Mancha 2009

Gran Reservas are aged for longer, producing softer wines that trade fresh fruitiness for complexity. This has wood-textured tannins and vibrant, meaty and savoury black fruits, accompanied by black pepper...

Vega Sicilia, Alión, Ribera del Duero 2013

Alión is Vega Sicilia’s neighbour and sister estate, made from 50% of their own grapes, and 50% purchased from growers in the quality villages of La Horra, Roa, Gumiel, Pesquera and Moralillo...

Vega Sicilia, Pintia, Toro 2012

Whereas Ribera del Duero is continental in climate, with cold winters and hot summers, Toro is ever more extreme and makes bolder wines, such as Vega's Pintia...

Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia, Macán Clásico, Rioja 2013

Macán Clásico was designed to be the second wine to Macán. 2013 was a cool, rainy vintage, resulting in tiny yields and the need for careful selection in the winery...

Mas Doix, Les Crestes, Priorat, Catalunya, Spain 2015

Lively and youthful, this is a stylish, approachable and modern red blend with loads of concentrated red cherry fruit and a blueberry Carignan...

Descendientes de Palacios, Villa de Corullón, Bierzo, Spain 2012

The concentration of this wine is impressive. A very complex, individual style with a dense palate bursting with crunchy red plums, black fruit and cedar oak.

Bodegas Arzuaga Navarro, 'Arzuaga' Gran Reserva, Ribera del Duero, Spain 2004

Valle de Viento, Old Vine Carignan, Cariñena 2013

The Carignan used for this wine is sourced from 25 year old vines grown on stony soils. The result is elegant, fresh and vibrant with a nice intensity...

Taste the Difference, Godello, Bierzo 2015

Grown in the slate and clay soils of Bierzo, this wine is all about complexity and structure. A lovely aroma of ripe citrus and tropical fruits with almond and herbal hints leads into a rounded body with good grip and nice weight...

Bodegas Arribes del Duero, Arribes de Vettonia Juan García Crianza, Arribes 2012

Juan Garcia is a rare grape native to Arribes del Duero. It gives this Crianza rich aromas on the nose of cherries, raspberries and strawberries...

Lagar de Cervera, Albariño, Rias Baixas 2015

This winery, owned by La Rioja Alta, produces some of the best Albariño in the region. Using less malo than the 2014 allows the classic mineral character to shine, alongside some really exotic stone fruit and tropical fruit flavours...

Gozatu, Txakolí de Alava, Spain 2014

Thirty years ago this tiny region only had a handful of producers, and 5ha planted...

Pazo das Tapias, Castillo de Monterrei Godello, Monterrei, Spain 2015

Move over Albariño, Godello is now the new kid on the block in Galicia, which produces some of Spain’s most delicious whites (and reds)

Ailalá, Treixadura, Ribeiro, Galicia, Spain 2015

Treixadura is little-known grape that has its home in the lush, green northwestern corner of Spain...

La Purisima, Monastrell, Yecla 2015

Founded in 1946 by several farmers who created a small co-operative with the aim of improving the quality of the wine from the area...

Viña Pomal, Gran Reserva, Rioja, Spain 1978

Grandes Vinos y Viñedos, Valdemadera Gran Reserva, Cariñena 2010

From the Aragon province in Spain, where big and alcoholic wines have been replaced with lighter, fresher and fruitier wines...