There are wines that speak softly, and others that speak clearly of place, effort, and conviction.
Sexto Elemento – Bobal (Utiel-Requena)
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Muriel Reserva 2019 – DOCa Rioja
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Rioja DOCa sits along the Ebro Valley, where Atlantic air from the west meets warmer Mediterranean influences, with mountains on either side tempering extremes and giving the region its long, steady growing season.
Barbazul 2021
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Bodega Huerta de Albalá, Vino de la Tierra de Cádiz: Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon y Tintilla de Rota.
Tihom Blanco 2020
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48% Maturana Blanca, 47% Garnacha Blanca and 5% Viura Bodegas Tihom. D.O La Rioja
Bodegas CARE: Bodegas Añadas
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Some time back, we reviewed CARE’s maceración carbónica — a wine that impressed us with its energy, bright fruit, and drinkability.
Bodegas Vertijana
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This month we are back in Granada, raising our glass to the small local producers who continue crafting serious wines despite long droughts and merciless summer heat.
Wine: Bodegas Barahonda
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Bodegas Barahonda Heredad Candela/Petit Verdot. D.O. Yecla: French grapes have a way of slipping across borders — no passport, no papers — and setting up shop in some of Spain’s sunniest corners.
Wine: Finca La Estacada
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Tempranillo Crianza – D.O. Uclés: Castilla-La Mancha is huge! 15% of the Spanish territory, larger than Ireland and slightly smaller than Austria.
Stranger in a Strange Land
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We typically focus on a single wine in each review, but on this occasion, the choice of grape—and the dramatic contrast in regional expression—warrants a departure from our usual format.
Wine: Bodega Ramon Roqueta
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The best experiences are encountered by serendipity. The Bruja came across this wine during a Sunday lunch at friends who are good at spotting value for money gems.