Tag: Ribera del Duero

On the pour: Valbuena 5°

This month in the wine-tasting machines at our London Shop, you’ll find one of Spain’s finest wines. Wine Advisor Joshua Friend explains why Vega Sicilia’s 2014 Valbuena 5° is worthy of a detour

Taking Tempranillo to the top: Vega Sicilia

The iconic Vega Sicilia put Ribera del Duero on the fine wine map; but today the family behind the estate is proving that the Tempranillo grape is capable of greatness further afield, as Ben Grosvenor explains

Let’s talk Tempranillo

Best known for producing the wines of Rioja, Tempranillo is a grape with many faces. Here Buyer Catriona Felstead MW talks through the varied styles it produces in Spain and further afield Glorious Tempranillo is Spain’s flagship grape variety. In its traditional heartland, it is revered for its contribution to rich, deep Riojas; structured and […]

What to drink in 2015: Spain

In the final instalment of our series on which bottles to uncork in 2015, Javier Perurena examines the previous decade of vintages from his native Spain. The 2004 vintage was one of the greatest and, after 10 years, the wines are beginning to show their full potential, especially the Reservas and Gran Reservas from Rioja and […]