spanish wines - new

52-60 2023 is the third vintage of this distinctive blend of red and white grapes by Abel Mendoza. The wine comes from small, contiguous plots in Mondiarte, in Labastida. The vines are around 60 years old and are planted on red sandstone soils. The vineyards are farmed organically. The blend is made from Tempranillo, Graciano and Garnacha, complemented by white grapes such as Garnacha Blanca, Malvasía Riojana and Viura. Only 1,407 bottles were produced.

A Crianza-level wine, but the bodega cannot use this term (nor Reserva) because its production is too limited.

As Penas is the white single-vineyard wine from Adega A Barouta in Ribeiro. It comes from an old vineyard in the Val do Avia, planted on granite soils. The mixed planting is dominated by Treixadura, complemented by Albariño, Caíño Blanco, Loureiro, Agudelo and other local varieties. Treixadura forms the backbone of the wine, while Albariño brings extra acidity and energy. A white Ribeiro with plenty of tension, minerality and a clearly Atlantic character. It is also made to develop well in bottle.

The first red wine from this new Atlantic project by Comando G and Javier Alén. Ventoleiro does not come from a single vineyard, but from several small plots in the Val do Avia in Ribeiro. A total of 1,300 bottles were produced for this first vintage. Purely Atlantic in style, with only 11% alcohol. Very refined and mineral.

Ventoleiro Branco is the entry-level white cuvée from Adega A Barouta, the project of Javier Alén, Dani Landi, Fernando García and Roberto Núñez in Ribeiro. The grapes come from vines aged between 20 and 70 years, planted at 170 to 230 metres above sea level. The soils are made up of sandy clay, granite and slate.

Eva and Oscar's classic white. This wine has been aged for 4 years before being launched on the market. It pays homage to the traditional long-lasting whites of the Rioja. Both complex and original.

Ikewen means “origin” in Amazigh. Amazigh is the name most commonly used today for the Indigenous peoples of North Africa, formerly often referred to as Berbers. The first inhabitants of the Canary Islands also had North African roots. With this name, Carmelo Peña pays tribute to his family and to the people who helped him establish Bien de Altura. Ikewen is the village wine of San Mateo, a high-altitude area of Gran Canaria where the Bien de Altura project began. The wine is a blend of several plots in the north-east of the island, located at altitudes ranging from approximately 1,100 to 1,460 metres.

Aliances is the result of a blend of grapes from several selected estates that belong to the family and Aliances per la Terra. (Aliances per la Terra is a pro-biodynamic association in the Penedés region led by Gramona.)

Jable de Tao 2023 is a white blend of Malvasía, Diego and Listán Blanco, sourced from different plots on Lanzarote. This cuvée offers a broad expression of the young project, combining the island’s freshness with volume and depth. Alcohol: 12%.

Chupadero 2023 is a Listán wine with a fuller, rounder profile. It retains its freshness while being less taut and less distinctly mineral than the estate’s other cuvées.

Tao Blanco is a white Malvasía wine with a fresh, taut style. There is no exotic profile here, but rather a pure expression of the grape variety, focused on citrus and freshness.

A blend of three traditional grape varieties from Penedès: Macabeu, Xarel·lo and Parellada. The grapes come from different plots across the estate, with both calcareous and sandy-loam soils.

Camino de la Peña 2023 is a single-vineyard white wine from Viñátigo, from Altos de Icod in northern Tenerife. It is made from Listán Blanco grown in an old vineyard at around 450 metres above sea level. The vines are traditionally trained in parral, a type of pergola, on terraces with young volcanic basalt soils. Direct exposure to the trade winds brings freshness to the vineyard.

This is a new wine for the estate, with 2017 being its first vintage. The Laderas de Teno plot is located in the El Palmar valley, in north-western Tenerife. Located at 700 m, with direct exposure to the very cool winds coming from the North Atlantic. The Teno massif is one of the first geological formations from which the island of Tenerife later emerged. The soil of this part of the island has a perfect combination of clay with volcanic rocks that allow perfect drainage. The history of the island along with the most beautiful varieties found here!

Lomo de la Era 2024 is a single-vineyard white wine from Viñátigo, from Cruz Santa on the western side of the La Orotava Valley. It is made from Listán Blanco grown on old vines trained in the traditional Cordón Trenzado system. At 500 metres above sea level and under the influence of the Atlantic trade winds, the vineyard produces a fresh white wine with a distinct volcanic character.