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Bin No. preceeds wine
RIOJA
RED
SP-381. Rioja Vega. Sin Crianza. 2007/08. Bodegas Muerza.
Young, soft, well balanced and fruity. From the Rioja Baja
Per Bottle £5.60 Per Case £67.20
SP-382. Rioja Vega. Crianza. 2006/07. Bodegas Muerza.
Good fruit with underlying oak flavours. Fragrant and juicy with a smooth finish. Tasted by Robert Parker and awarded 89 points
Per Bottle £7.30 Per Case £87.60
SP-382A. Per Half Bottle £3.95 Per Case (24) £94.80
SP-601. Rioja Ondarre Rivallana. Crianza. 2006/07. Bodegas Ondarre.
Powerful fruit aromas and concentrated ripe fruit on the palate
Per Bottle £7.60 Per Case £91.20
SP-943. Rioja Vega. Reserva. 2005/06. Bodegas Muerza.
Ripe cherry and intensely coloured. It has a complex bouquet of leather, tobacco, balsamic and spices, which reflect the contribution of the oak ageing. Delicious and stylish. Bronze medal at the 2004 Challenge International du Vin. Robert Parker scored 90 points
Per bottle £10.50 Per Case £126.00
SP-335. Rioja Vina Alberdi. Reserva. 2003. La Rioja Alta.
Per Bottle £12.75 Per Case £153.00
SP-393. Rioja Vina Ardanza. Reserva 2000. La Rioja Alta.
Per Bottle £17.95 Per case £215.40
SP-393A. Per Half Bottle £9.00 Per case (12) £108.00
SP-007. Marques De Murrieta Tinto. Reserva. 2004/05.
Ruby colour with aromas of cherry, red fruits and hints of tobacco and spice. Medium bodied and well balanced with ripe red fruits with subtle hints of oak.
Per Bottle £13.95 Per Case £167.40
SP-015. Castillo Y’gay. Gran Reserva Especial. Marques de Murrieta. 2001.
Deep crimson-colored, offering an enticing perfume of cedar, earth notes, and black fruits. It is a supple-textured, layered wine with ample black cherry, spice, and blackberry flavours.
Per Bottle £30.50 Per Case £366.00
WHITE
SP-600. Rioja Ondarre. Blanco. 2008/09. Bodegas Ondarre.
Fermented in oak, this is a spicy wine with evident vanilla tones and mineral freshness on the palate
Per Bottle £6.45 Per Case £77.40
SP-533. Rioja Murrieta. Blanco. Capellania. 2004. Marques de Murrieta.
Seventeen months in oak has produced a soft creamy vanilla flavour. This is the definitive white Rioja. Golden colour with a heady nose of ripe fruit and a palate of apricots and nuts.
Per Bottle £11.95 Per Case £143.40
NAVARRA
RED
SP-746. Tempranillo. Pleno Tinto. 2008/09. Principe de Viana.
Fruity aromas typical from the Tempranillo grape. In the mouth it is round, fresh with good structure. Very easy drinking
Per Bottle £4.50 Per Case £54.00
SP-517. Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza. DOC. 2006/07. Principe de Viana.
A lovely nose of blackcurrant fruit and hints of chocolate and vanilla. The palate is dry with soft berry flavours and full bodied. Matured in American oak.
Per Bottle £5.95 Per Case £71.40
SP-008. Albret Crianza. Bodegas Finca Albret. 2006/07.
A great, powerful, enveloping attack, with intense aromas of wild berries, combining with red fruit and subtle notes of cocoa and coffee. The oak is well assembled and the finish is tasty, complex and persistent.
Per Bottle £7.75 Per Case £93.00
SP-009. Albret Reserva. Bodegas Finca Albret. 2004/05.
Dominant flavours of dark wild berries produce a creamy personality, and a very pleasant smooth texture. There are aromas of cherry liqueur and ripe fig paste. There is persistent dark chocolate, rosemary, and roasted coffee.
Per Bottle £9.95 Per Case £119.40
WHITE
SP-745. Viura. Pleno Blanco. 2008/09. Principe de Viana.
Bright straw yellow. It is smooth, fresh, dry and well balanced with delicate fruity notes.
Per Bottle £4.50 Per Case £54.00
SP-519. Chardonnay. DOC. 2008/09. Principe de Viana.
Intense tropical fruit and oak on the nose. The palate is dry, and packed with fruit and evident oak. Superb value for a barrel fermented wine.
Per Bottle £5.65 Per Case £67.80
SP-010. Chardonnay. Vendimia Tardia. Principe de Viana. 2007/08.
Deeply complex with notes of pineapple, apricot, quince, orange peel and rosemary honey. Classic barrel ferment notes of vanilla, recently toasted almonds and dried figs. A wine full of life and brimming with fruit with a deep unctuous mouth feel.
Per 50cl Bottle £9.50 Per Case (12) £114.00
SP-383. Moscatel. Senorio De Sarria. NV. 50cl.
Delicious aperitif or desert wine. Rich with marmalade aromas. Well-balanced acidity leaves a clean refreshing taste on the palate.
Per 50cl Bottle £9.35 Per Case (12) £112.20
ROSÉ
SP-755. Garnacha. Pleno Rosado. 2008/09. Principe de Viana.
Bright raspberry pink. Very fresh on the nose with aromas of fruits and flowers. Well balanced with mouth filling flavours
Per Bottle £4.50 Per Case £54.00
SP-869. Cabernet Sauvignon Rosado. 2008/09. Principe de Viana.
A luscious, easy drinking rose with amazing raspberry and summer fruit flavours. Well balanced with pronounced Cabernet characteristics. A style, demanding glass after glass.
Per Bottle £5.65 Per Case £67.80
RIAS BAIXAS/PRIORATO
WHITE
SP-016. Alberino. Senorio De Rubios. 2008/09. Bodegas Coto Redondo.
There are attractive aromas of herbs and flowers with a palate of ripe apples with a hint of fennel. Fruity and fragrant, with real elegance and style.
Per Bottle £8.95 Per Case £107.40
SP-337. Alberino. Lagar De Cervera 2008. La Rioja Alta.
Per Bottle £10.95 Per Case £131.40
RIBERA DEL DUERO
RED
SP-012. Fuent Del Ritmo.Seleccion. DO. 2008. Bodegas Centro Espanolas.
A rich and satisfying Tempranillo blend from the vast plains of La Mancha. 15% Merlot is in here too, adding a pleasant silky and black plum dimension. There is no oak in this wine, just the pure ripe fruit and a rich ruby-purple colour. Nicely balanced and concentrated, it’s a glass of warm southern sun.
Per Bottle £5.95 Per Case £71.40
CIGALES
RED
SP-014. Don PX. Gran Reserva. Do. Toro Albala. 1982. 17%.
Made from sun-dried Pedro Ximenez grapes by the acknowledged masters of the grape in baking hot Andalucia. 25 years in big, old oak barrels produces a concentrated deep mahogany brown wine, with aromas of molasses, figs, dates and raisins A world-class dessert wine.
Per Half Bottle £14.75 Per Case (24) £354.00 Per Case £79.80
VALDEPENAS
SP-584. Pago de Los Capellanes. Joven Roble. 2005/06.
Sumptuous, with wild fruit flavours of brambles, briar and damsons. A serious wine with spicy overtones and fragrant yeasty aromas.
Per Bottle £10.95 Per Case £131.40
RED
SP-334. Pata Negra. Gran Reserva. Bodegas Los Llanos. 2002.
100% Cencibel is matured in old oak casks for 24 months, followed by another 40 months in bottle. Very smooth with gentle tannins. Complex an full bodied with an excellent length of flavour.
Per Bottle £7.95 Per Case £95.40
Winelist updated June 2010