Cuvées

Amancio

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Sierra CantabriaRioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red

The Eguren family's icon Tempranillo from old Sonsierra vines: dense, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak, one of modern Rioja's prestige reds.

Amaren Graciano

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Bodegas AmarenRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

A rare varietal old-vine Graciano: dark, peppery and structured with vivid acidity, showcasing a grape usually confined to blends.

Amaren Reserva

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Bodegas AmarenRioja€€€€€€€Still Red

An old-vine Tempranillo Reserva in a modern, polished style: dark, structured and savoury, the project's core red.

Aro

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Bodegas MugaRioja€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Muga's icon wine, a tiny-production Tempranillo-Graciano from old vines aged in new French oak; concentrated, polished and ageworthy, the house's collector bottle.

Aurus

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Finca AllendeRioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Miguel Angel de Gregorio's icon red from old Briones vines, aged in new French oak; dense, polished and mineral with great longevity.

Baigorri de Garage

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Bodegas BaigorriRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

The architectural estate's icon red, made in small lots from selected Tempranillo: dark, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak.

Baron de Chirel Reserva

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Marques de RiscalRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

The estate's prestige red from old vines including pre-phylloxera Cabernet plantings; dark, structured and French-oak-aged, more international in cut while keeping Rioja freshness.

Baron de Ley Finca Monasterio

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Baron de LeyRioja€€€€€€€Still Red

A modern single-estate red from the monastery-vineyard parcels: dark, polished and structured, aged in new French oak.

Calvario

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Finca AllendeRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

A single-vineyard old-vine red from a steep Briones plot; structured, mineral and fresh, the estate's terroir flagship alongside Aurus.

Cirsion

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Bodegas RodaRioja€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Roda's icon: selected old-vine Tempranillo with super-ripe, plush tannins yet remarkable freshness, aged briefly in new French oak to preserve fruit purity.

Contador

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Bodega ContadorRioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Benjamin Romeo's cult garage wine from old San Vicente vines; deep, polished and powerful yet fresh. Multiple vintages have earned perfect 100-point scores from Wine Advocate.

Contino Graciano

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Vinedos del ContinoRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

A rare varietal Graciano, the estate having pioneered single-variety bottling of this normally blending grape; dark, peppery and structured with vivid acidity.

Contino Vina del Olivo

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Vinedos del ContinoRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

The estate's prestige red from a plot beside an ancient olive tree: dense, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak, the flagship of the Laserna estate.

Culmen Reserva

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Bodegas LANRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

The house's modern prestige Reserva from the Vina Lanciano estate: dark, polished and mineral, aged in French oak.

Dalmau Reserva

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

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

The estate's modern, French-oak-aged prestige red with a dash of Cabernet: darker, denser and more international in cut than the classic Reserva while keeping Rioja freshness.

Gloria de Ostatu

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Bodegas OstatuRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

The grower family's old-vine single-plot Tempranillo: dark, mineral and structured, the estate's prestige red from Samaniego.

Hiru Racimos

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Bodegas Luis CanasRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

The estate's icon red from very old vines cropped to just three bunches per plant; dense, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak.

Honorable

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Gomez CruzadoRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

The house's prestige red blending high-altitude Tempranillo with old-vine Garnacha; structured, mineral and modern yet balanced, from a revitalised Haro boutique.

Inspiracion Valdemar Edicion Limitada

4.2

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Bodegas ValdemarRioja€€€€€€€Still Red

A modern blend featuring recovered Maturana Tinta: dark, peppery and structured, showcasing the family's work with heritage Rioja grapes.

Izadi El Regalo

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Bodegas IzadiRioja€€€€€€€Still Red

The house's old-vine Reserva from Villabuena: polished and modern with savoury depth and fine tannins.

La Cueva del Contador

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Bodega ContadorRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

The second wine of Contador, from old-vine Tempranillo: dense, polished and powerful but more approachable, sharing the estate's mocha-and-cassis signature.

La Poza de Ballesteros

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

ArtadiRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

Another of Artadi's single-vineyard old-vine Tempranillos, this plot giving a slightly darker, more structured wine with the house's mineral signature.

Mirto

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Bodegas Ramon BilbaoRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

The house's prestige old-vine Tempranillo: dark, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak, the flagship of the Haro estate.

Pagos de Vina Real

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Vina RealRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

CVNE's prestige Alavesa red from selected old vines: dark, polished and mineral, the flagship of the Vina Real cellar.

Remirez de Ganuza Reserva

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Remirez de GanuzaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

The estate's signature Reserva, made with the shoulder-selection method: powerful and polished yet structured and savoury, built to age.

Roda I Reserva

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Bodegas RodaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

A pure old-vine Tempranillo from the best parcels, aged in new French oak; darker and more structured than the regular Roda, with a mineral, savoury core.

Sierra Cantabria Coleccion Privada

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Sierra CantabriaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

A modern, polished single-estate Tempranillo: dark, mineral and fresh, the family's accessible prestige cuvee from the Sonsierra.

Torre Muga

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Bodegas MugaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

Muga's modern, French-oak prestige red: dark, dense and polished, with mocha and cassis over firm tannins, a counterpoint to the traditional Prado Enea.

Trasnocho

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Remirez de GanuzaRioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red

The estate's cult prestige red, made only from the shoulders of the best bunches and aged in new French oak; dense, polished and mineral with great longevity.

Valdegines

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

ArtadiRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red

A single-vineyard old-vine Tempranillo with the house's signature floral lift and minerality, more accessible than El Pison but built on the same site-driven philosophy.

Vina El Pison

4.9

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

ArtadiRioja€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Spain's most celebrated single-vineyard Tempranillo, from a tiny old-vine plot at Laguardia; intense yet ethereal, with floral lift, silky tannins and profound minerality.

Vivanco Coleccion Parcelas Graciano

4.2

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Dinastia Vivanco VineyardsRioja€€€€€€€Still Red

A varietal Graciano from the family's variety-collection vineyards: dark, peppery and structured, showcasing a heritage Rioja grape.

Vivanco Coleccion Parcelas Maturana Tinta

4.1

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Dinastia Vivanco VineyardsRioja€€€€€€€Still Red

A rare varietal Maturana Tinta, one of Rioja's recovered ancient grapes: dark, herbal and peppery with brisk acidity.