Red wine has a special space reserved for Christmas, as it will surely be the choice to pair with lamb, turkey, sirloin or even fatty fish such as salmon or cod. Here are some recommendations for all prices that will make you succeed this holiday season.
1. Great Moon 2016. RRP: 23 euros
Dehesa de Luna Finca Reserva de Biodiversidad presents the new vintage of its Gran Luna 2016 wine, with which it has managed to fulfill, once again, its dream of making a great wine. It is the end result of the permanent search for excellence, through the best grapes from one of its vineyards, La Cañada del Navajo. Gran Luna 2016 has achieved great international recognition by obtaining the Grand Gold Medal at the Concours Mondial du Bruxelles. It is a wide, silky, fresh, balanced wine, very covered with a deep ruby color and intense aromas of black fruit.
2. Matarromera reserve 2015. RRP: 36.50 euros
It is a wine made from Tempranillo grapes that are carefully selected. The result is a complex, silky and very elegant wine. Thus, it is perfect to accompany all kinds of meats, ideal for barbecues, even with spicy dishes. Blue fish are also ideal companions.
Veguín de Murua Gran Reserva 2012. RRP: 29.50 euros
The grapes used for the Veguín de Murua wine (95% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano, 2% Mazuelo.) have been selected from very old vineyards, some almost a hundred years old, located at the foot of the Sierra Cantabria, in the best estates of Bodegas Murua. This peculiarity limits production to 2,500 kg/ha. The bunches are handpicked by professionals who remove defective (or immature) fruit. Then, in the winery itself, the process is completed with a new selection on tape. Veguín de Murua Gran Reserva is only made in exceptional vintages and limited editions. The 2012 vintage was described as very good, with very favorable weather. It is indicated to accompany meat and game dishes with elaborate sauces
4. Pago Negrada 2016, Abadía Retuerta. RRP: €64.90
To the delight of good wine lovers, Abadía Retuerta has launched the new vintage of one of its most iconic Pago wines, Pago Negralada 2016. It is an exceptional wine made solely from Tempranillo that is designed to surprise this Christmas and enjoy of an unforgettable evening. It is a wonderful complement to the typical dishes of the area, such as suckling lamb, roasted or on a skewer, but also with stews, such as cheeks or something very typical of this time of year such as Castilian soup.
5. Payments of Valcerracín Crianza Selected Harvest 2017. RRP: 15 euros
The Vinos de La Luz wine group has launched a new vintage of Pagos de Valcerracín Crianza Vendimia Selecciónda, a Tempranillo monovarietal made under the DO Ribera del Duero at the La Luz del Duero winery, in the Valladolid town of Peñafiel. It is clean and bright, with a cherry red color and an intense layer. The nose is complex and balanced, with notes of ripe black fruit, leather, tobacco and graphite and subtle hints of spices. With a medium-intense body, excellent unctuousness, very pleasant tannins and discreet acidity, the ripe fruit is very present on the palate and stands out for its volume and long and pleasant aftertaste.
6. Gran Valtravieso 2016. RRP: 87 euros (case)
Valtravieso is one of the most unique wine producers in the DO Ribera del Duero with its winery and vineyards located in one of the highest limestone moors in the region, which allows it to produce wines with great personality and a unique style in the area, betting also for the minimum intervention to get the most out of the natural quality of the grape and its terroir. Gran Valtravieso is the icon and ambassador of the winery. A selection of the selection itself has been made: the best limestone areas of the estate together with a small percentage of clay and the most elegant barrels, which, by tasting, have been chosen for this wine. A total of 2,305 bottles.
7. Capricho de Sousón, a new monovarietal proposal from Ponte da Boga. RRP: €26.50
The Ribeira Sacra winery presents this new proposal, which is born from the cultivation of the Sousón grape in its best plots and an aging process of 10 months in oak barrels. The Sousón is an ancestral variety cultivated mainly on the banks of the Miño River in its middle channel, which coincides mainly with the Ribeiro, Condado and Viños Verdes areas in Portugal. It is a long-cycle grape, with thick skin and a large amount of phenolic compounds, which give rise to wines with a great layer, acidity and concentration.
8. Marqués de Vargas Private Selection 2015. RRP: 51.50 euros
It is the perfect choice for lovers of powerful and elegant reds. A vineyard wine, made only in the best vintages and produced from Tempranillo, Mazuelo and Garnacha. Characterized by aging in French oak barrels for 19 months and an extraordinary aging capacity.
9. Montecillo Crianza 2016. RRP. €7.95
Wine Enthusiast magazine, a wine publication from the United States, has chosen Montecillo Crianza 2016 for number 1 in its annual Top 100 Best Buys ranking. It is a wine made with grapes from Tempranillo and Garnacha vineyards located in Rioja Alta. and spends 18 months in American oak barrels and then at least 6 months evolving in the bottle. It stands out for its freshness, balance and its Rioja character in a vintage as good as the 2016 harvest.
10. Ecological Cune. RRP: 6.55 euros
It is the first 100% organic Rioja wine. It is a wine that is the result of sustainable agriculture and traditional practices that are respectful of the environment. The result is balanced with mastery of Tempranillo, in which the purity of the aromas and flavors from its grapes stand out. It is a ruby red wine with a marked aromatic intensity of forest fruits and with slight spicy notes due to its aging in barrels. In the mouth, the fruit of the Tempranillo predominates and it has a persistent and balanced finish. It is an ideal wine to accompany Mediterranean food: pasta, rice, cheese and all kinds of meat.
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