Rioja & Warm, Oaky Reds
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RIOJA & WARM, OAKY REDS dial up the oak and rusticity. These are firmer, more tannic and concentrated reds with a good lick of oak. Prolific oak agers like Rioja, Ribera and Chianti Classico.
Casa Labei Matadiables Ribera del Duero
Old vine Ribera from an historic plot. This is rich but restrained, an absolute feast of a wine.Read more about Ribera on our blog HERE
€59,00
Casa Labei Portillo Ribera del Duero
Ah here. Just when you think Ribera is a one trick pony they start throwing Bobal and Garnacha into the mix. This is outrageous.Read more about Ribera on our blog HERE
€59,00
Arrocal Tinto Fino Reserva de Familia 2018
This is a big bit of Tempranillo for the money, and actually reall accessible as it stands - a wonderful, treat wine.Read more about Ribera on our blog HERE
€63,00
Rocca di Montegrossi San Marcellino 2018
Made on original site where Chianti Classico's original recipe was conceived by Baron Ricasoli - winemaker Marco Ricasoli's ancestor.Read about the original Chianti recipe and the origina story of the Rooster HERE
€65,00
Rocca di Montegrossi Geremia 2018
Becoming a famous Super Tuscan style in the landscape now. A blend of Merlot & Cabernet.
€65,00
-34%
Aradon Rioja Crianza 6-Pack - 35% Off!
€120,00
€79,00
Aradon Rioja Crianza 6-Pack - 35% Off!
BLACK FRIDAY DEAL - 35% OFF IN THE 6-PACKAn absolute banger of a deal here for Aradon Rioja Crianza with 5 years of age. 90% Tempranillo with the usual bedfellows, this is an old school Rioja Reserva from the crowd...
€120,00
€79,00
-27%
Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino 2020
€110,00
€80,00
Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino 2020
Gaja (along with Sassacaia & Ornellaia) is one of the top 3 names in Italian Wine. Their take on Brunello di Montalcino is dense and chewy.
€110,00
€80,00
-22%
Gaja Ca' Marcanda Magari 2023
€110,00
€85,00
Gaja Ca' Marcanda Magari 2023
Gaja (along with Sassacaia & Ornellaia) is one of the top 3 names in Italian Wine. Merlot dominant Super Tuscan wine along the same lines as the aforementioned giants.
€110,00
€85,00
-31%
T is for Tempranillo
€128,00
€88,00
T is for Tempranillo
The chief component in Rioja, Tempranillo is found across Spain in a wide variety or styles, weights and wine making methods from young light to oaky and heavy. Tempranillo is mid weight in acidity, tannin and alcohol, amenable to blending...
€128,00
€88,00
-40%
Rioja N Roll 6-Pack - 40% OFF!
€162,00
€97,00
Rioja N Roll 6-Pack - 40% OFF!
BLACK FRIDAY DEAL - 40% OFF IN THE 6-PACKThere is a growing movement in Rioja led by some modern producers that call themselves the Rioja N Roll Collective, favouring fruit and freshness over oak and age. In Ireland, we drink...
€162,00
€97,00
-25%
R is for Rioja
€132,00
€99,00
R is for Rioja
Ireland drinks more of it than anywhere else in the world. So....Eurovision and Rioja consumption we are unmatched! La Rioja is possibly the most recognisable commercial style in the world. Made from Tempranillo, Garnacha and Graciano, it can come in...
€132,00
€99,00
Castello di Romitorio Brunello di Montalcino 2020
Extraordinary Brunello from this most famous of Montalcino houses. Fresh, intense and approachable even now. 96 Points.
€99,00
-49%
El Mozo / Rioja, Spain
€195,00
€99,00
El Mozo / Rioja, Spain
In Ireland we drink more Rioja than anywhere in the world per capita. There are now essentially 2 Rioja, traditional, which favours big fruit and warm oak, with familiar terms like Crianza, then there is modern, with hipster labels and...
€195,00
€99,00
Castello di Romitorio Brunello di Montalcino 2020
Extraordinary Brunello, drinkable but powerful, 96 points from the Wine Advocate, elegance, balance, class.
€99,00
Bodegas D. Mateos / Rioja, Spain
€119,00
Bodegas D. Mateos / Rioja, Spain
In Ireland we drink more Rioja than anywhere in the world per capita. There are now essentially 2 Rioja, traditional, which favours big fruit and warm oak, with familiar terms like Crianza, then there is modern, with hipster labels and...
€119,00
-27%
T is for Tuscany
€177,00
€129,00
T is for Tuscany
Tuscany, the land of wine and wonder is ground zero for red production in Italy. Her wines are incredible gastro wines, match them with boar, pasta and pizza!Starting with a Montepulciano from Irish Wine maker (in Italy!) Serraluna, the ultimate...
€177,00
€129,00
Castello di Romitorio Brunello di Montalcino Filo de Seta 2019
Words simply fail me here, a truly magnificent expression of Brunello, instant icon. 98 Points Wine advocate.
€160,00
-13%
Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino Rennina 2020
€225,00
€195,00
Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino Rennina 2020
Gaja (along with Sassacaia & Ornellaia) is one of the top 3 names in Italian Wine. Rennina is dark, sultry and concentrated, with ecstatic editorial reviews (see below).
€225,00
€195,00
-14%
Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille 2020
€250,00
€215,00
Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille 2020
Gaja (along with Sassacaia & Ornellaia) is one of the top 3 names in Italian Wine. Sugarille is traditionally an absolute whopper for the long term, this is incredible forward drinking though, ready now till '42.
€250,00
€215,00
-40%
Arrocal Reserva de Familia 2018 6-Pack - 40% OFF
€378,00
€226,00
Arrocal Reserva de Familia 2018 6-Pack - 40% OFF
BLACK FRIDAY DEAL - 40% OFF IN THE 6-PACKARROCAL RESERVA 2018 is an outstanding, famous wine from the Ribera region. This is a big bit of wine for the money, and while it's really accessible at the moment, it will...
€378,00
€226,00
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Tenuta San Guido 2nd & 3rd wine 6-Pack
SASSICAIA might be the most famous name in Italian wine. The original Super Tuscan, it is apparently Bono's fave wine - we didn't want it anyway! (It's rare as hens teeth and costs several hundred yos a bottle). There is...
€315,00
