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750ml
Bottle:
$74.95
6 bottles:
$73.45
The classic take on Rioja from Benjamín Romeo is the 2010 Carmen Gran Reserva and it blends all of the traditional...
750ml
Bottle:
$84.95
6 bottles:
$83.25
The 2009 La Vina de Andres Romeo is a pure Tempranillo cropped at 1kg per vine from the “La Liende” vineyard. It...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$19.20
Color: Intense, dark cherry red and cardenal red border. Colored, brilliant glyceric legs anticipate a soft and...
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Artadi Rioja Vina El Pison 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$389.95
The 2006 Vina El Pison comes from a single Tempranillo vineyard planted in 1945 on pure limestone. The wine was aged...
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Benjamin Romeo Rioja La Vina De Andres 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$62.03
The 2009 La Vina de Andres Romeo is a pure Tempranillo cropped at 1kg per vine from the “La Liende” vineyard. It...
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Benjamin Romeo Rioja La Vina De Andres 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$75.45
The 2010 La Vina de Andres Romeo was picked on October 6, later than the 2009, which was harvested on the September...
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Bodegas Muga Rioja Gran Reserva Prado Enea 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$128.95
#6 Top 100, 2016. Gorgeous aromas of ripe fruit, Spanish cedar and dark chocolate. Full body with beautiful flavors...
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Bodegas Muga Rioja Gran Reserva Prado Enea 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$131.12
The wonderfully silky texture with an added juiciness is what makes this wine so very special. The flawless and...
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Contino (Cvne) Rioja Gran Reserva 2010
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$112.95
This is very Asian with black tea, mushroom and bark aromas, and ripe fruit undertones. Full body, round and...
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Cvne Rioja Reserva Contino 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$40.62
The 2010 Reserva is a textbook Rioja, and in fact it surprised me with a very classic profile. This is usually a...
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Cvne Rioja Reserva Vina Real 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$49.38
(90% tempranillo, with equal parts garnacha, mazuelo and graciano): Deep ruby. Intensely perfumed aromas of black...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 890 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$189.27
This is really refined and complex, with dark mineral, savory berries, mussels, walnuts, sweet spices, truffles,...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 2009
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$173.28
This is a driven and super tight Gran Reserva with dark berries and hints of spice and cedar. A spicy red-pepper...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$85.95
This is a driven and super tight Gran Reserva with dark berries and hints of spice and cedar. A spicy red-pepper...
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La Rioja Alta Rioja Reserva Vina Ardanza 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$47.62
Very fresh and vivid 2009 with berries, dark spice and hints of walnuts. Full-bodied, reserved and so held back and...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$176.78
2006 2009 2010 Spain Andalusia La Rioja
Ever since the Phoenicians and Romans brought their knowledge of vine cultivation to Spanish soils, the country's culture has grown alongside wine production, with wine being a vital part of Spanish identity and Spanish traditions. Each region of Spain has a wine quite distinct from the others, and it is produced by smallholders and families as much as it is by large companies and established wineries. From the relatively mild and lush regions of La Rioja to the arid plateaus that surround Madrid, grapes are grown in abundance for the now booming Spanish wine industry, and new laws and regulations have recently been put in place to keep the country's standards high. By combining traditional practices with modern technology, Spanish wineries are continuing to produce distinctive wines of great character, flavor and aroma, with the focus shifting in recent decades to quality over quantity.
Andalusia, in the south of Spain, is surely the quintessential Spanish wine region. Here we find all the color and passion of this ancient country, the streets ringing with flamenco music, and wines being enjoyed with gusto at every pavement cafe. The viticultural history of Andalusia is so old, that nobody really knows when it began - it could have been started by the ancient Greeks, or by the earlier Phoenicians who certainly used the peninsula as a trading post. Whoever got it started certainly did a good job, however, as by the time the Romans moved in, the wine industry was already well established, and it has barely faltered since.
Today, the most famous wines made in Andalusia are surely the Sherries, those beautiful, aromatic fortified wines, which come out of the city of Jerez and which are made from the characterful native Palomino grape. Sherry is not the be all and end all of Andalusian produce, however - the region is also highly appreciated for the sweet dessert wines of Malaga and Montilla Moriles, as well as the beautifully refined dry red and white wines from the region’s other DO (Denomination de Origen), Condado de Huelva which are quickly gaining popularity outside of Spain.
La Rioja is by far the most famous wine region of Spain, and remains one of the world's great wine producing regions, consistently offering deep, complex red wines of character and distinction, partly due to the fact that La Rioja benefits from excellent soils, rich in minerals and nutrients, and plenty of sunshine. The climatic conditions allow the fine grape varietals to reach full ripeness and express plenty of the best features of their terroir, making La Rioja wines some of the most interesting to have ever come out of Europe. The Cantabrian mountains to the north provide the perfect shelter from the colder, wetter influences of the Atlantic oceans, and in the beloved vineyards of La Rioja, wineries have been cultivating exceedingly flavorful Tempranillo grapes for generations for the inclusion in their fine single variety and blended wines.