Cuvées

Adriá Silk

4.3

Dry · Savoury · Elegant

Bodegas AdriáBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Angelita de Valtuille

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Vinos LOFBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

Pale yellow with golden reflections and a notably complex nose: fresh apple and pear, grapefruit, caramel, bakery and herbal fennel, opening to acacia blossom.

Carracedo Godello

4.5

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

Bodega del AbadBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

Golden with green flashes and a complex, enveloping nose of ripe tropical and stone fruit with white flowers, bakery notes and sweet spice; intense and unctuous.

Carracedo Mencía

4.6

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

Bodega del AbadBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

A floral lavender lift over the wet slate and peat signature of the Bierzo, with fine spice, blackberry, strawberry and plum, vibrant and long.

Casar de Burbia Godello

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity · Elegant

Casar de BurbiaBierzo€€€€€Still White

Luminous gold, opulent on the nose with ripe peach and mango over floral and citrus touches, then velvety and fleshy with a subtle mineral undertow.

Casar de Burbia Mencía

4.3

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

Casar de BurbiaBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Vibrant and silky: cherry, blueberry and flowers on an intensely floral nose, then a creamy, spiced palate with polished tannin and a long mineral finish.

Cepas Viejas Godello

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Bodegas Dominio de TaresBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

Broad and deep, with white flowers, citrus rind and fresh apple giving way to nuts and bakery notes, and a creamy, saline finish.

Cepas Viejas Mencía

4.5

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

Bodegas Dominio de TaresBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Bright ruby with an intense nose of black plum and forest fruits over fine spice and a light toast base, then a fresh, rounded, balanced palate.

Cobija del Pobre Godello

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Almázcara MajaraBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

Yellow with greenish tints, clean and bright, intense on the nose with terpenic ripe fruit over a base of white flowers, round and full in the mouth.

César Márquez Valtuille Vino de Villa

4.5

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

Bodegas y Viñedos César MárquezBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Expressive and perfumed at a moderate 13 per cent, drawn largely from sandy soils that give a finer, lighter-framed Valtuille red.

El Castañal

4.8

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

Casar de BurbiaBierzo€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Elegant, silky and very subtle: layered red and black fruit with oak, vanilla and clove and a herbal thyme and rosemary lift over firm but understated minerality.

Finca Luna Beberide

4.4

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

Bodegas y Viñedos Luna BeberideBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Raspberry hued, with rose petal and fresh herbs, an unctuous and generous palate perfumed by strawberry and cherry, and tannins that melt away.

Godelia Godello

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Bodegas y Viñedos GodeliaBierzo€€€€€Still White

Bright straw, intense and fruity, with stone fruit, citrus and white flowers over a mineral base and light fennel and cut-grass touches, then a creamy, saline palate.

Godelia Mencía

4.4

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

Bodegas y Viñedos GodeliaBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Concentrated red fruit with violets and mineral notes woven into the oak; fresh, fleshy and elegant with a good run across the palate.

Godelia Rosé

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Bodegas y Viñedos GodeliaBierzo€€€€€Still Rose

Pale pink with bluish reflections and a moreish floral nose of rose petal, jasmine and violets over red fruit, then a soft, elegant palate with real volume.

Godelia Selección Mencía

4.6

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

Bodegas y Viñedos GodeliaBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Complex, elegant and very concentrated on the nose, with ripe red fruit, flowers and orange peel wrapped in mineral, spice and fine wood; soft and silky in the mouth.

Herencia del Capricho

4.5

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

Bodegas GancedoBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

Straw yellow, with white flowers, pear, stone fruit, honey and vanilla, then a mineral, dense and deep palate carried by high acidity.

Hombros

4.6

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

Casar de BurbiaBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Highly aromatic, with wild blackberry, blueberry and delicate summer flowers, then ripe tannin, lively acidity and a harmonious, notably long finish.

La Bienquerida

4.7

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

Losada Vinos de FincaBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Medium bodied with ultra-fine tannins and fresh acidity, layering wild blackberry, lavender, bark and white pepper against mandarin and orange peel.

La Chana

4.5

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Losada Vinos de FincaBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Fresh red fruit and floral aromas over a slightly mineral base, with excellent length, delicate structure and a fine, light tannin.

La Faraona

4.9

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

Descendientes de J. PalaciosBierzo€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Medium intensity by design: fine red fruit and flowers, precise rather than ripe, with silky texture, very fine tannins and a long, balanced close.

La Jurisdicción

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Vinos LOFBierzo€€€€€Still White

Pale yellow with a faint green rim and fine slow tears; citrus, flowers and white fruit, with density on the palate and a vertical acidity that returns as citrus.

Losada Godello

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Losada Vinos de FincaBierzo€€€€€Still White

Pale, clear and bright, markedly varietal on the nose with white flowers, white fruit and a mineral touch, then a voluminous yet delicate palate.

Nemesio

4.7

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

Casar de BurbiaBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Deep, soft and delicate: wild berries, flowers and plenty of spice that never dominates, with a very even palate that speaks quietly with bottle age.

Oncedo Mencía

4.4

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

Ribas del CúaBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Intense and fresh, with the personal aromas of Mencía: broom flower and cassis alongside coconut and vanilla from the oak, over a well structured palate.

Pal de la Vega

4.6

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Estévez Bodegas y ViñedosBierzo€€€€€€€€Still White

Pyjama Godello

4.4

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Demencia de AutorBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

Dry and serious, combining the richness and structure of Godello with the freshness and acidity of the vintage, with great depth and a round but vibrant close.

Pyjama Mencía

4.4

Dry · Elegant · Savoury

Demencia de AutorBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Pétalos del Bierzo

4.5

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

Descendientes de J. PalaciosBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Atlantic-leaning Mencía with acidulous fruit, a graphite and humus core and a balsamic edge that builds in the glass.

Señorío del Bierzo Godello

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Cooperativa Vinos del BierzoBierzo€€€€€Still White

Yellow with golden reflections, very intense and complex, with fennel, aniseed, white flowers, dried nuts and mineral notes over a long, balanced palate.

Ultreia Godello

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Bodega y Viñedos Raúl PérezBierzo€€€€€Still White

Barrel warmth against Godello's natural coolness: grass, lime peel and stone fruit, then a creamy, mineral palate that grows towards pineapple as it warms.

Ultreia Saint Jacques

4.5

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

Bodega y Viñedos Raúl PérezBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Floral straight out of the glass: violets and chalk, then orange peel and wild strawberry over refreshing, fully integrated acidity.

Ultreia de Valtuille

4.7

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

Bodega y Viñedos Raúl PérezBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Dense and intense, with the power reined in by elegance: floral, precise, with fine tannins that speak of the sandy soils at Valtuille.

Valdepiñeiro

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Casar de BurbiaBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

Faint radiant gold, with mandarin peel and grapefruit against white flowers and intense but elegant minerality, then vibrant freshness turning unctuous.

Valtuille Villegas

4.6

Dry · Elegant · Contemplative

Bodegas y Viñedos Castro VentosaBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Villa de Corullón

4.7

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

Descendientes de J. PalaciosBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

The village wine of Corullón: power held in check by floral freshness and slate minerality, with a silky, refined texture from French oak.

Viña La Recuperada

4.5

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

Bodegas y Viñedos Luna BeberideBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Elegance and acid balance before power, with a fine mineral line and notes of myrtle and mountain scrub from vines between 700 and 900 metres.