Valdepeñas in central Spain has long been renowned for the quality of its fine, long-aged, traditional reds. Even then, Raices 2015 is a stand out – a Gran Reserva Tempranillo aged 18 months in French and American oak barrels, now deliciously mellow.
Juan Antonio Leza in rarely featured Rioja Alta comes this gorgeous, seductively silky Tempranillo. High vineyards bring freshness to this three-Golds red with its ripe cherry and strawberry fruit notes, unfettered by oak.