Highly Recommended

90–94pts

Quinta da Muradella, Monterrei 2012 92 PBT 94 SJE 92 CP 90 N/A UK

bodega@muradella.com

Beautifully evolved and still showing very well, with discreet yet enticing aromas leading to a complex yet suave and delicate palate of herbal-infused black cherry and cranberry. A great, original wine. Drink 2017-2020

Alc 13%

Señorío de Rubiós, Manuel d’Amaro Pedral, Rías Baixas 2015 92 PBT 93 SJE 93 CP 91

£14.90

Peter Watts

Restrained and elegant yet vivid and full of crisp, floral-toned red berry fruit, with no sign of oak and all the better for it. Very long and persistent with a fresh Atlantic expression.

Drink 2017-2021 Alc 13%

Attis Bodega & Viñedos, Attis Pedral, Rías Baixas 2015 91 PBT 92 SJE 90 CP 90 N/A UK www.attisbyv.es

Intriguing and appealing, with woodland, floral and herbaceous aromas leading to a stoney, mineral palate combining with chocolate-edged cranberry fruit, enlivened by bright and crunchy acidity. Full of character.

Drink 2017-2019 Alc 12.5%

Bodega Vidas, Vides y Vinos Asturias, Cien Montañas Carrasquín, Cangas 2015 91 PBT 93 SJE 90 CP 90 N/A UK www.bodegavidas.com

Seductive aromas of red plum and damson, a touch of sweet spice. Dark-fruited, earthy and savoury; terrific freshness, unforced supple concentration. Drink 2018-2019 Alc 13.5%

O Alborexar No Ribeiro, Ribeiro 2015 91 PBT 91 SJE 91 CP 90 N/A UK

www.oalborexarnoribeiro.com

Structured and complex, smells and tastes like a baker’s shop: malt loaf aromas, Chelsea bun-like flavours with candied, crisp red fruit and a leathery finish. Long and gently chewy, with real personality. Drink 2017-2020 Alc 13%

Zárate, Caiño Tinto, Rías Baixas 2015 91 PBT 94 SJE 90 CP 90

£33

Indigo Wine

Striking coffee bean and cola aromas and flavours, along with good minerality and oak-spice, lengthened by vibrant, zesty acidity. Distinctive, with ageing potential.

Drink 2017-2022 Alc 12%

Bodegas Itsasmendi, Eklipse, Bizkaiko Txakolina 2015 90 PBT 92 SJE 88 CP 90 £28.50 Alliance

Pure Pinot nose unveiling fresh black fruit flavours punctuated by a leafy, herbal, almost minty edge. Really interesting and original. Drink 2017-2020 Alc 13.5%

Fedellos do Couto, Cortezada, Ribeira Sacra 2015 91 PBT 93 SJE 90 CP 89 £19.70 Indigo Wine, St Andrews Wine Co, Ten Green Bottles, Victualler, Vin Cognito

Refined herbal, tomato-leaf, floral aromas cede to a dark, concentrated palate, a vegetal element partnering bright blueberry and black cherry. Individual. Drink 2017-2022 Alc 12.5%

Adegas Aurea Lux, Preto de Leive, Ribeiro 2015 90 PBT 91 SJE 90 CP 90 N/A UK www.aurealux.com

Polished and modern, yet in a cheerful easy-drinking style, with a touch of toasty oak interspersed with red berry fruit and freshly baked pastry flavours. Expressive and supple, with plenty of length. Drink 2017-2019 Alc 12.5%

Franck Massard, Licis, Ribeira Sacra 2013 90 PBT 90 SJE 90 CP 90

£21

Carruthers & Kent, Exel, Great Western Wine

Beguiling nose of mint chocolate ushers in flavours of blackberries dipped in dark chocolate, along with notes of mint, thyme and a seasoning of spicy oak. Humble, original and very long. Drink 2017-2019 Alc 13%

Luis A Rodriguez Vazquez, A Torna dos Pasás Escolma, Ribeiro 2011 91 PBT 92 SJE 90 CP 91

£41

Highbury Vintners

With six years of age, this has really settled into itself, with an exquisite interplay of tannin, reined-in acidity and maturing yet still vivid blackberry fruit. Vibrant, poised and highly enjoyable. Drink 2017-2021 Alc 13%

Tolo do Xisto, Ribeira Sacra 2015 91 PBT 92 SJE 90 CP 90

£17

OW Loeb

A really classic Mencía, powerful but refined and tightly grained, with floral-toned dark fruit aromas opening out onto an effusively herbal, plummy palate. Rounded, bright and drinking well. Drink 2017-2020 Alc 13.5%

Ailalá, Ribeiro 2015 90 PBT 90 SJE 90 CP 90 £12.60-£13.95 Exel, Great Western Wine

Densely aromatic, overflowing with dark fruit and a layer of spicy oak. Fleshy and fully flavoured on the palate, showing a modern approach with plenty of extraction coupled with grippy tannins. Characterful and challenging. Drink 2017-2019 Alc 13.5%

José Manuel Rodríguez González, Décima, Ribeira Sacra 2016 90 PBT 88 SJE 91 CP 92 N/A UK +34 617 37 22 05

Big and characterful, dense black fruit, notes of black pepper and freshly dug earth, with keen acidity lifting the richness. Exuberant yet held in check. Drink 2017-2020 Alc 13%

‘Here we have a whole range of red wines that will drink just beautifully if they are served from the fridge’ Christine Parkinson

Lar de Ricobao, Selección do Val 10 Lunas, Ribeira Sacra 2013 90 PBT 88 SJE 91 CP 90 N/A UK www.lardericobao.com

Wearing its age well, a generous and lively Mencia blend with abundant blackberry fruit expanded by spicy oak, crisp acidity and a gentle lick of tannin. Enjoyable and complete. Drink 2017-2020 Alc 13%

Vía Arxéntea, Mencía, Monterrei 2015 90 PBT 91 SJE 89 CP 89

£15.50-£16

Burridges of Arlington St, Carte du Vin, Duncan Murray, Flourish & Prosper, Steevenson Wines

Earthy and rustic but deliciously original and unpretentious, with free-flowing and fresh brambled fruit propelling the palate to a bright and juicy finish. Straightforward and easy to appreciate. Drink 2017-2018 Alc 13%

Viño de Encostas Xose Lois Sebio, Super Héroe, Ribeiro 2015 90 PBT 90 SJE 91 CP 90 £35 WoodWinters

Impressive, powerful style polished by plenty of oak, but also with a generous charge of underlying dark fruit and a note of tarry tannin adding complexity through to a long finish. Drink 2017-2021 Alc 14%