The Taste of Spain Collection (Spain) (02)

The Taste of Spain Collection (Spain) (02)Transport yourself to the capital of flamenco and sunshine with this you bet its going to be good offer. When it comes to excitement and flavour, Spanish red's are renowned for constantly over delivering and this mix smashes it out of the park! This collections shows why Spain is becoming one of NZ's favourite European wine regions; a mix of reds offering silky strawberries, black fruits and the sweet spice from long ageing in best oak. These food

Transport yourself to the capital of flamenco and sunshine with this “you bet it’s going to be good” offer. When it comes to excitement and flavour, Spanish red's are renowned for constantly over-delivering and this mix smashes it out of the park!

This collections shows why Spain is becoming one of NZ's favourite European wine regions; a mix of reds offering silky strawberries, black fruits and the sweet spice from long ageing in best oak. These food friendly wines pair fabulously with dishes that contain saffron such as paella or Moroccan tagine. All highly awarded by some of the world’s most respected critics and wine shows.

Collection includes:

1 x Evodia Old Vine Garnacha 2019 (Spain)

AWARDED 93/100 Points: Jeb Dunnuck

AWARDED 90/100 Points: Luis Gutierrez, Robert Parker's - The Wine Advocate

"Based on 100% Garnacha, the 2019 Evodia is a killer value that delivers incredible Garnacha flair at a crazy good price. Kirsch, blackberry, acacia flower, violet, and sandalwood notes give way to a medium to full-bodied, seamless, beautifully layered wine with fabulous tannins, no hard edges, and a great, great finish. This is the finest wine at this price point in the world" Jeb Dunnuck

"It's young and tasty, tender and pleasant to drink, with a forward personality. A real bargain. I hope there are more wines like this in Aragon, where the wealth of Garnacha vineyards would make it possible quite easily" Luis Gutierrez, Robert Parker's - The Wine Advocate

Alc: 14.5% - Seal: Cork

1 x Mesta Organic Tempranillo 2020 (Spain)

AWARDED 93/100 Points & 5 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jul 2022

"Pristine and modern, the wine shows lifted aromas of dark plum and raspberry with elegant spice and hazelnut notes. It's juicy and fleshy in the mouth, displaying youthful fruit flavours with supple texture and fine-grained tannins, making it tasty and highly appealing. At its best: now to 2027" - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jul 2022

Alc: 13.5% - Seal: 

1 x Vina Zorzal Garnacha Tinto 2020 (Spain)

AWARDED 92/100 Points: Luis Gutierrez, Robert Parker's - The Wine Advocate

"The incredibly young and juicy 2020 Garnacha was produced with grapes from different villages, Corella, Cintruénigo, Fitero and Lerga, hence a regional blend that for the first time contains grapes from the cooler Lerga that adds lower pH, more freshness and complexity to the blend. They do a soft extraction in stainless steel using 20% full clusters and indigenous yeasts, achieving a wine with moderate alcohol (13.47%) and good freshness (pH 3.47). I felt like the wine had gone one step up in complexity and depth from the previous vintage; it's precise, harmonious, elegant and nuanced and keeps varietal purity. It's medium-bodied and has very fine tannins with herbal freshness, reminiscent of acid berries and bay leaf. This is a steal! One to buy by the case... 137,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2021" Luis Gutierrez, Robert Parker's - The Wine Advocate

Alc: 13.5% - Seal: Cork

1 x Milenrama Rioja Reserva 2016 (Spain)

AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Berlin Wine Trophy

AWARDED 90 POINTS: Decanter Magazine

Milenrama Rioja Reserva is lovely vibrant red color; complex nose with aromas of fresh fruit, spices, tobacco and dried fruits. All perfectly integrated as you would expect with an 8 year old wine. Velvety in the mouth; smooth tannins and a long aftertaste. An inedible value for a Reserva, that over-delivers for the price!

Alc: 13.5% - Seal: Cork 

1 x Vina Zorzal Graciano Tinto 2019 (Spain)

AWARDED 92 POINTS: Luis Gutierrez, Robert Parker's - The Wine Advocate

"The varietal red 2019 Graciano was cropped from a very healthy vintage they consider exceptional, when they could bottle this wine of grapes from the village of Corella at 13.3% alcohol with a pH of 3.4, so with measured ripeness and very good health. It fermented in 10,000-liter vats with indigenous yeasts and matured in used French oak barrels of different sizes for nine months. It's herbal and vibrant, with pungent aromas of bay leaf, spicy and very tasty. This strain of Graciano seems to deliver less color and body, and the wine shows it. This is medium-bodied and has very fine tannins, pungent acidity and a long and tasty finish. The herbs turning more into flowers with time in the glass... Another bargain. 38,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2021" Luis Gutierrez, Robert Parker's - The Wine Advocate

Alc: 13.5% - Seal: Cork

1 x Vina Angela Gran Reserva 2012 (Spain)

GOLD MEDAL: Berlin Wine Trophy

GOLD MEDAL: Asia Wine Trophy

10 year old Gran Reserva from top family producer for under $20!

A blend of  60% Tempranillo 20% Garnacha and Carignan 20% this is astonishingly good value. It's hard to believe this wine has patiently aged for 10 years. There's still lashings of primary fruit on the nose with just a hint of dried fruit making it a really heady mix. Because of its age there's no nasty oak tannins drying up your mouth. Silky smooth, mellow plummy fruit this is a slurper and it's in the zone ready to be drunk! Delicious.

Alc: 13% - Seal: Cork

Vintages may change.