For the month of August we are championing Spanish wines! Our Selection Box this month consists of an elegant and floral white wine from a great producer - Torres, a crisp and complex Albariño from Rias Baixas, lovely dry rosé from Rioja, a robust and full red from Almansa, a lovely Garnacha by Piqueras and high quality Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero. Torres Viña Esmeralda, Catalonia, Spain 2024 (11.5% Vol)Regular price £11.95Notes of tropical and green fruits, and orange blossom on the nose. The palate shows passion fruit, pear, banana and lychee. Makes a fine aperitif. Alba Vega Albariño, Rias Baixas, Spain 2023 (12.5% Vol)Regular price £17.59A new project wine between local growers in Galicia and Rioja Vega. The result is a wonderful example of Albariño, affordable, fresh, interesting and offering ripe pear, baked apple and saline zest, with a core of nervy raciness running through the textural body - whilst the perfect garden wine (when the sun comes out) this is also a cracking alternative to the likes of Sancerre or Chablis if you just want to try a high class, complex and fruit-driven crisp white. Viña Real Rosado, CVNE, Rioja, Spain 2023 (13% Vol)Regular price £13.39"The vineyards used to produce the Viña Real Rosé are between 8 and 15 years old and feature a combination of head-trained and trellis vines grown in Rioja Alavesa (mainly Elcico and Laguardia) in cool, clay soils with varying aspects with a blend of Viura, Garnacha and Tempranillo grape varieties." CVNE Marius Reserva, Almansa, Spain 2020, 2021 (14% Vol)Regular price £13.6550% Monastrell, 25% Garnacha Tintorera, 25% Tempranillo. Intense and seductive aromas of damsons, plums, cassis and vanilla on the nose. Rich and velvety on the palate with berry fruits, black pepper and cassis. With fine tannins and long plummy finish, this wine is drinking well now but could be laid down to age. Great with grilled meats. Piqueras Old Vines Garnacha, Almansa, Spain 2021, 2023 (14.5% Vol)Regular price £13.65Full bodied red harvested from low yielding old vines with rich damson flavours and generous richness on the palate. Smooth juicy tannins and good levels of natural acidity combine to offer a wine full of flavour. Enjoy this wine with roasted or grilled red meat or game bird dishes. Bela Roble, Ribera del Duero, Spain 2023 (14% Vol)Regular price £14.95"100% Tempranillo. High-intensity cherry-red cherry colour with purple notes in the border. Aromatic complexity where we find floral notes and red fruit such as currant, raspberry, etc. All this is softened and complemented by fine notes of sweet spices and the nuances of the wood from the barrel (vanilla, clove...).It is a wine of passage marked by a tasty tannin and with personality, the end of mouth takes us to a long and fruity aftertaste with a final minerality that confers elegance and finesse." Hatch Mansfield
