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We've been friends with the family since they completed their state-of-the-art winery in 1984, and were the first to export their wines to the UK. Four decades on, the cellar remains one of the finest in Europe and has collected a huge number of awards. Its impressive winemaker is Lauren Rosillo. This Joven is from the family's beautiful Finca Valpiedra estate, whose vineyard is superbly situated in a bend of the Ebro river. Made from all estate-grown Tempranillo, aged a year in bottle, the wine is elegant with bright strawberry and blackberry fruit. 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For this zesty white Alberto has teamed up with the wine consultant, Juan Antonio Leza, the talent behind our Epifania wines – they make a formidable team. Harvesting at night means minimal energy is used to chill the grapes at the cellar. Cool fermentation and a gentle hand ensures capture of the brisk lemon fruit of this exciting white Rioja. It makes a great aperitivo or partner to fish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laithwaites Direct Wines HK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43228613771375,"sku":"4251223","price":139.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/9588\/9263\/files\/4251223.png?v=1776854034"},{"product_id":"altos-r-gran-reserva-rioja-2018","title":"Altos R Gran Reserva Rioja 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a top Bordeaux-trained winemaker comes this lavish Gran Reserva from a cloud-high Rioja bodega Bordeaux-born Jean-Marc Sauboua is a very talented winemaker. 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They own Bodegas Muriel in the Rioja Alavesa, a winery established in 1926 by Jose Villaverde, the father of the current owner, Julián. Julián and his son, Javier, have for years made our customers the much-loved red Barón de Barbón. Always a top seller, it's adored for its generous, ripe fruit and value for money. This fresh white is in the same class – no doubt why our customers order it more often than any other blanco. It’s pure Viura, fermented at a cool temperature in stainless steel to capture every single flicker of freshness. 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Grapes from younger vines with gentle oak ageing, the wine is juicy and expressive.For fans of top-quality Rioja, Muga is a legend. Founded in 1932, the renowned family winery produces some of the best-quality wines of the region, including their 100-point, flagship Aro red. This is their new project, launched in 2020. The name El Andén de la Estación pays homage to the nearby Haro train station that shipped wine from Rioja to Bordeaux during phylloxera. The wine was born from the desire to produce a red with the traditional character of a Muga Rioja, but with a youthful, fresh profile. It’s a blend dominated by Tempranillo from younger vines, with 30% Garnacha adding juicy, floral notes. 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Crafted by the award-winning Castillo Labastida, it's from Rioja’s high, Atlantic-cooled Alavesa – the last region to be harvested each year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLabastida is a beautiful medieval village in Rioja Alavesa, prized for its pebbly limestone soils and patchwork of tiny vineyards. It is best known for the single-vineyard Rioja Las Beatas, the only Spanish wine awarded 100 points by fine wine critic James Suckling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCastillo Labastida enjoys similar growing conditions to Las Beatas, but it costs a tiny fraction of the price. A high altitude, plus cool breezes from the nearby mountains, slow the ripening, resulting in silky, elegant wines with red fruit intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt even benefits from the same expertise. 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A charming red, with juicy strawberry flavour and an easy silky texture.\u003cbr\u003eAltos de Bergasa is from Bodegas La Eralta, a family-owned winery founded in 1990, quite young in terms of Rioja. It proudly owns 360 hectares of vineyard throughout the three subregions, with this bright, fruity joven red named after its first plots, planted in the village of Bergasa. At their modern cellars, they boast 10,000 French and American oak barrels, within which they age their wines – from Crianza to Gran Reserva. The joven is all fruit and no oak, meant for enjoying in its full flight of youth. A silky, bright red with tasty freshness – excellent on its own or with a range of tapas. Enjoy too with grilled meats, a mushroom goulash or roasted vegetables with couscous and feta. 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