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The best selling trio of all time on FirstCellars.com! Due to popular demand, First Cellars Sommelier has personally selected another exciting 90+ Spanish Reds Trio to satisfy your cravings! Get yourselves a great deal before it's sold out!
3 different Spanish red wines, each from a different region. All have received a rating of 90/100 or higher from recognised wine critics.1x 2018 Celler del Roure "Vermell"; Valencia
One of the most exciting wineries in Valencia, Cellar del Roure use a combination of local techniques, such as using large clay pots for the fermentation, buried in the winery's underground cellar, to produce delicious, fruit-driven wines.
This blend of Grenache and Monastrell is pure and elegant with great freshness, aromas of red berries, licorice, and Mediterranean aromatic herbs. The palate is medium-bodied, precise and focused. Very moreish, and great with a wide range of food.
Rated 91/100 by Robert Parker.1x Marques del Silvo Crianza; Rioja
The origins of Bodega Marqués del Silvo are deeply linked to the development of Rioja region, being from the beginning until today, one of the pillars of this Denomination of Origin, one of the most important and renowned in the world.
Clean, delicate and refined nose, aromas of currants, blackberries, nutmeg and white-truffle undertones with great notes of vainillas and cacaos. It has a silky palate with sophisticated tannins and good freshness that gives it a sense of great harmony, structure and complexity.
Rated 93/100 by Gilbert & Gaillard; 92/100 by Wine & Spirits1 x 2017 Bodegas Vetus "Flor De Vetus"; Toro
Bodegas Vetus was created in 2003 by the Anton family, proprietors of the famous Finca Villacreces in Ribera del Duero and Izadi in Rioja. The hot and dry climate of Toro produces unmistakably big wines, however the wines from Vetus strike a perfect balance through careful winemaking, producing full-flavoured wines with elegance and finesse.
Flor de Vetus is produced from 30-year-old Tinta de Toro vines (Tempranillo), hand-harvested, and aged for 9 months in French (50%) and American (50%) oak barrels. The 2016 vintage shows expressive aromas of fresh red and blackberry fruit. On the palate, it is a well-balanced and structured wine with a pleasant, succulent finish. A crowd pleaser.
Rated 92/100 by Guia Pennin, 90/100 by Robert Parker and 90/100 by James Suckling.Variety Description
Grenache
Grenache or Garnacha is one of the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in the world. It ripens late, so it needs hot, dry conditions such as those found in Spain, where the grape probably originated, Sardinia, the south of France, and California. It is generally spicy, berry-flavoured and soft on the palate with a relatively high alcohol content. Wines made from Grenache tend to lack acid, tannin and color, and is usually blended with other varieties such as Syrah, Carignan, Tempranillo and Cinsault.Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre (also known as Mataró or Monastrell) is a red wine grape variety that is grown in many regions around the world including the Rhône and Provence regions of France, Spain, California and the Australian regions of South Australia and New South Wales. In addition to making red varietal wines, Mourvèdre is a prominent component in "GSM" (Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre) blends. The variety is also used to make rosé and port-style fortified wines. Mourvèdre tends to produce tannic wines that can be high in alcohol.Tempranillo
Tempranillo is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain. It is the main grape used in Rioja, and is often referred to as Spain's noble grape. Unlike more aromatic red wine varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot noir, Tempranillo has a relatively neutral profile so it is often blended with other varieties, such as Grenache and Carignan (known in Rioja as Mazuelo), or aged for extended periods in oak where the wine easily takes on the flavor of the barrel.Country Description
Spain
Spain is the most widely wine producing country in the world, but the dry, infertile soil found in many Spanish wine regions makes low yields making Spain only the third largest wine producing country. The country has an abundance of native grape varieties, with over 400 varieties planted throughout Spain though 80 percent of the country's wine production is from only 20 grapes. Major Spanish wine regions include the Rioja and Ribera del Duero which is known for their Tempranillo production; Valdepeñas, known for high quality tempranillo at low prices; Jerez, the home of the fortified wine Sherry; Rías Baixas in the northwest region of Galicia that is known for its white wines made from Albariño and Catalonia which includes the Cava and still wine producing regions of the Penedès as well the Priorat region.Region Description
Valencia
Valencia wine region is divided into two separate zones, each one of which produces a different type of wine, both located in the middle-east of Spain. The Valentino sub-zone, located to the northwest, is the largest one and its vineyards slope gently upwards from the coastal plain towards the interior of the province. The Clarino sub-zone is to the south, further away from the other three sub-zones and close to the towns of Játiva and Gandía. Merseguera is the most characteristic white variety in the area others include Merseguera, Malvasía, Pedro Ximénez, Monastrell, Garnacha Tintorera, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Merlot.Toro
In Toro, the red wines are mainly made with the Tinta de Toro grape variety, planted on soils of fluvial origin by the influence of the Duero River and its tributaries, grown on poor, sandy and dry soils the further away you move from the river. Toro offers powerful wines, well bodied, flavourful, complex, and tannic. Although on a smaller scale, the region also produces white wines using the Verdejo and Malvasía varieties. Since the ´80’s, Toro has experienced a revival in its wines, thanks to a new generation of highly skilled winemakers and the installation of many big names in the region, such as Pintia, a winery belonging to the Vega Sicília group, or Teso la Monja, part of Sierra Cantabria.Rioja
Rioja is a wine region, with Denominación de Origen Calificada (D.O.Ca. Qualified designation of origin) named after La Rioja, in Spain, located in the north of the country. Rioja is further subdivided into three zones: Rioja Alta, Rioja Baja and Rioja Alavesa. Many wines have traditionally blended fruit from all three regions though there is a slow growth in single-zone wines. Rioja wines are normally a blend of various grape varieties, and can be either red (tinto), white (blanco) or rosé (rosado). Among the Tintos, the best-known and most widely used variety is Tempranillo. Other grapes used include Garnacha Tinta, Graciano, and Mazuelo. A typical blend will consist of approximately 60% Tempranillo and up to 20% Garnacha, with much smaller proportions of Mazuelo and Graciano.
