Cuvées

Castillo Ygay Blanco Gran Reserva Especial

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Marques de MurrietaRioja€€€€€€€€€€Still White

An extraordinarily rare white Gran Reserva, released decades after the harvest; the 1986 was relaunched to acclaim, with profound nutty, waxy oxidative complexity and electric acidity.

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial

4.9

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Marques de MurrietaRioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red

The estate's flagship from the Ygay vineyard, released only in exceptional years after a decade-plus of ageing; the 2010 was named Wine Spectator Wine of the Year 2020, a savoury, classical Gran Reserva of great longevity.

Gran Reserva 890

4.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

La Rioja Alta S.A.Rioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red

The house's pinnacle Gran Reserva, made only in exceptional years and aged around six years in oak; ethereal, sandalwood-scented and extraordinarily long, a benchmark for traditional Rioja.

Monopole Clasico

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing

CVNERioja€€€€€€€Still White

A revival of the historic Monopole white blended with a touch of manzanilla sherry: saline, nutty and distinctive, a one-of-a-kind gastronomic white Rioja.

Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva

4.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

R. Lopez de Heredia Vina TondoniaRioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Released only in great years and only after a decade-plus in the cellar; ethereal, savoury and impossibly fresh, the Gran Reserva is one of the wine world's great old-style reds.

Vina Tondonia Rosado Gran Reserva

4.8

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

R. Lopez de Heredia Vina TondoniaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Rose

The most famous rosado in the world: barrel-aged for years, copper-coloured, savoury and saline, it drinks like a serious gastronomic white rather than a summer pink.