Wine: Spain, Under $15
Results
Monte La Sarda Tempranillo
Native to Spain, the early ripening Tempranillo grape produces full red wines with notes of spiced berries, plum, tobacco, vanilla, leather, and herb. This reasonably priced wine is great for everyday enjoyment!
Goes well with: Grilled Pork, stews, aged cheeses
Farming Details: Sustainable
Dibon Cava Brut Reserve
Light gold with plenty of bubbles, this wine has aromas of apples and pears with pleasant floral notes. Crisp and light-bodied on the palate, stone fruit flavors are accompanied by a mild minerality and balanced acidity. A delicious sparkler for a great price! Winemaking Details: Natural Yeast Fermentation,
Biurko Gorri Rioja Arbanta
This is the kind of wine they drink in Rioja. Slightly rustic, it has nice fruit, a bit of earth and leather on the nose, and is quite refreshing. It is not over-oaked, or micro-oxygenated, just good, old-fashioned Rioja.
Primitivo Quiles "Cono 4"
Monastrell made in 80 year old Conofors (think dairy tanks but made of American Oak), this wine is filtered by gravity and, following tradition, is made in a slighty oxidative style which gives the wine its very unique character. This young wine is full body with lots of complexity but it is super easy to drink. The palate is full of wild strawberries and raspberries with a hint of spice and pepper.
Goes With: braised short ribs, roast chicken, any earthy mushroom dish
Farming Details: Organic
Masia de Bielsa Garnacha
Masia de Bielsa is a small facility making great wines at even better prices. All the vineyards are 45 years or older and are farmed organically. This wine is made from 100% Old Vine Garnacha grown in Galet soils. Bursting with red fruits and strawberry, it shows great purity with lots of spice and minerals. Winemaking Details: Unfiltered
Flos de Pinoso Rose
Based in Valencia, Spain Flos de Pinoso’s rosé wine is made from one hundred percent Monastrell. Nicely dry, but with plenty of fruit, this is a refreshing rosé that is easy to enjoy Winemaking Details: Fermented and Aged in Tank, Natural Yeast
Telmo Rodriguez Basa Rueda
Telmo Rodriguez is one of the rising stars of Spanish wine making, farming with biodynamic methods, this is a traditional white from Rueda, North West of the Capital, think of a sauvignon blanc with the fruit more reminiscent of ripe peach, and lemon. Really well made wine at a very good price.
Mengoba Brezo Godello and Dona Blanca
Oh Godello, how we love thee. This grape is indigenous to Rias Baixas, a region on the coast of northwest Spain known for killer seafood. This frisky white wine tastes of lemon and a hint of lime backed by terroir-driven slate mineral.