Red Wine

The 2018 Marques de Grinon Reserva Catalunya wine has a deep ruby red colour with garnet shades and aromas of ripe fruit with salty notes. It presents very good aromatic intensity and complexity, aromas of red fruits and red fruits that are in perfect conjunction with the notes of chocolate and spices (tertiary aromas), which refer to their aging in the best wooden barrels of Brands of Grinon. This Marques de Grinon Reserva wine has a well-balanced palate, with ripe tannins. This Spanish red wine has a full-bodied wine with soft and long finishing.

The Marques de Griñon winemaking philosophy is based on preserving the organoleptic values of each variety, applying the principle of minimum handling and performing the essential operations.

This 2018 Marques de Grinon Reserva Catalunya wine is ideal to accompany with stews, cured cheeses, game meats and roasts. This Spanish red wine is aged for 22 months in American oak barrels, the first nine months in new oak and the rest in five-year Bordeaux barrels, followed by 18 months of aging in the bottle.

The 2018 Marques de la Concordia Rioja Crianza wine has a ruby colour with berry aromas on the nose. This Spanish Crianza Wine is well-structured palate with ripe, forward fruit and balanced acidity and a long finish. This is a short aged Rioja of exceptional quality using the latest winemaking technology with a modern approach to ageing called Crianza Corta. The Marques de la Concordia Rioja Crianza was aged for 6 months in new French and American oak gives the wine structure resulting in a fruity and immediately approachable wine.

Founded in 1870 Marques de la Concordia a is the second oldest wine cellar in rioja. The crianza is made with old vine tempranillo from vineyards in Rioja alta and aged in new french and american oak for 18 months.

Awards:
2013 Vintage: Commended – International Wine Challenge
2013 Vintage: Silver – International Wine & Spirit Competition
2012 Vintage: Silver – Mundus Vini
2010 Vintage: Silver – Concours Mondial de Bruxelles

The 2016 Marques de la Concordia Rioja Reserva wine has a deep ruby red with great depth of colour. This Spanish reserva wine has a concentrated bouquet of ripe fruit and cedar notes showing extensive barrel ageing. The palate is concentrated, intense, velvety rich and well balanced by firm acidity. This Rioja Reserva wine finish is long and elegant.

The Marques de la Concordia Rioja Reserva wine is extremely high quality Rioja Reserva which is aged for 24 months in new French and American oak barrels and a further year in bottle and will improve with further bottle ageing.

AWARDS:
2009 Vintage: Commended – International Wine Challenge
2007 Vintage: Bronze – International Wine & Spirit Competition
2006 Vintage: Bronze – International Wine Challenge
2006 Vintage: Bronze – International Wine & Spirit Competition
2006 Vintage: Bronze – San Francisco International Wine Competition

The 2019 Rioja Santiago Seleccionada by Marques de la Concordia wine is a tribute to the 150-year history of the winery. Concordia brings together in this wine the authenticity of a Rioja and the easy accessibility, made for young wine drinkers who are introduced to more complete and aged wines. Modern style of Rioja with marked primary aromas of fruitiness in its second year of ageing.

This Rioja Santiago Seleccionada by Marques de la Concordia wine is a full bodied. Deeply coloured hue with an intense bouquet of ultra-ripe berry fruit. This Spanish Red wine is underlined with fine oaky nuances, spice and great depth of flavour. Perfectly balanced, concentrated and long lasting. The blend is 85% Tempranillo, 5% Syrah, 5% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

This 2019 Rioja Santiago Seleccionada wine is ideal to accompany meat dishes, roasts and cheeses, it goes well with barbecued quail, pizza trays or a pasta dish with pesto.

The Tapas Tempranillo wine by Marques de la Concordia has a deep red colour with garnet hues. The nose is expressed with smoky notes, strawberry, and raspberry. This Spanish Tempranillo wine is juicy, well-balanced, soft and pleasant on the palate.

This Tapas Tempranillo is a red wine made by Berberana from the region of VT Castilla that is based on tempranillo grapes. Ideal accompaniment to lamb, poultry and cured cheeses. Best served at between 14-16°C.

Awards:
2014 Vintage: Bronze – International Wine & Spirit Competition

The Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 2010 has marvelous aromas of crushed berries, tobacco, cedar and mushrooms. Some dried cheese. Then turns to flowers. Very complex. Full and intense with fantastic depth and power. It goes on for minutes. It is a wine that exudes tradition but gives a sense of modernity with precise winemaking. Two years in oak, one in concrete and three or four in bottle. Drink on release and age onwards. –

It has greatness and finesse and is a very attractive wine with all the stuffing and balance that is needed for a long (and positive) aging in bottle. This is one of the finest modern day vintages of Castillo Ygay. This is going to develop in the direction of the classical bottlings from yesteryear.

Ygay these days is a blend of Tempranilo and Mazuelo, the later making up 15% in this vintage. 2010 will be remembered in the great vineyards of Europe as a classic year, elegant restraint and wonderful harmonious balance, even in youth, its key characteristics. The Ygay fits this template perfectly; plums and sloes, hints of blueberry and cassis, then figs, cocoa and sousbois, a distinct balsamic note to underline provenance. The Mazuelo etches fresh acidity and a powerful finish, leaving the Tempranillo the opportunity to dance flamboyantly on the mid-palate, the bringer of joy and harmony. – Simon Field, Decanter

The 2011 Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial wine has deep garnet. This Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial wine is a highly perfumed, complex bouquet evokes red and blue fruits, incense, pipe tobacco, vanilla and mocha, along with smoky mineral and spice nuances that build in the glass. Sappy, palate-staining black raspberry, cherry compote, succulent herb, candied rose and vanilla flavors show excellent depth and clarity, while a spine of juicy acidity contributes cut and structure. Shows excellent energy and detail, finishing with strong persistence, repeating florality and velvety tannins that come in late.

This 2011 Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial wine is best paired with ateamed grouper fish, grilled squid and fine black sauce with its allied croquette. Candied and ember-roasted Bresse pigeon, Cameros truffle and red wine. Long cooked Wagyu tail in red wine, smoked eel and foie mille-feuille. Truffled Moliterno sheep’s milk cheese.

97 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
97 points Wine Enthusiast
95 points Vinous

The Marques de Murrieta Reserva 2017 is a traditional Rioja wine crafted in the classic Murrieta signature style and enjoying all the benefits of modern winemaking philosophy, equipment and techniques. This Marques de Murrieta Reserva has incredible depth and intensity on the nose with chocolate, walnut, blackberry and wet-earth aromas. Some iodine, too. All this follows through to a full body with very silky tannins that give the wine depth and length. It’s really framed beautifully. Reserved and tight at the finish. A terrific wine for the cellar.

The red 2017 Rioja Reserva is their flagship wine, of which they produce 900,000 bottles exclusively from grapes from their 300 hectares of estate vineyards. It’s a blend of 83% Tempranillo, 9% Graciano, 6% Mazuelo (Cariñena) and 2% Garnacha and has the character of the vintage, ripe and warm but without excess.

This Marques de Murrieta Reserva wine pairs beautifully with baked red snapper with grilled vegetables in white wine, apple, lime, and rosemary, or even lamb chops with buttermilk, asparagus, and red wine. Decanting the wine for 20 minutes is recommended. Best enjoyed between 59º- 61ºF.

96 points James Suckling
94 points Decanter
93 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

This 2017 Melini Neocampana Chianti DOCG Governato wine is named Governo all’Uso Toscano, after the rediscovery of an interesting traditional method based on a slow second fermentation of the drawn-off wine, with grapes dried in a special drying room. This Chianti is richly historical, local practice is interpreted by a winery which has taken pride in innovation during its 300-year history. The result is a wine with vibrant, authentic character.

The 2019 Merlot del Ticino wine has a purple red color that turns to ruby red as it ages. The red wine’s aroma of ripe red fruit, spices, gentle hints of balsam. This Merlot wine has a beautiful structure, warm. With many pleasant tannins. A typical Merlot that best characterizes the soil found in Lugano’s winegrowing region. This Merlot del Ticino wine has an excellent aging potential.

The 2011 Milla Cabernet Merlot wine by Gert Pomella 3L has an intense and complex nose of fruity aromas of blueberries, cranberries and red currant. This Milla Cabernet Merlot wine is well balanced and full bodied on the palate with a long smooth finish. The Milla Cabernet Merlot wine by Gert Pomella has a blend of 55% Cabernet Franc, 45% Merlot.

Milla Winery Pomella cultivates almost four hectares of vineyards at the Milla winery in Cortaccia. It is divided into seven different layers, all on steep slopes and with heavy clay soils. This makes it the ideal location for Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot, which are grown at the Milla winery in Kurtatsch.

The 2021 Mission Estate Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon wine has enticing aromas of forest fruits, plums, spices and subtle savoury notes. A spectacular, beautifully crafted Cabernet Merlot from New Zealand’s oldest wine producer. A fruit-driven palate will sweep you off your feet. The palate is soft yet very full, it is structured with aromatic notes that are intense with added complexity and depth. This Mission Estate Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon wine is simply delicious.

Mission Estate is a multi-award-winning winery and an iconic New Zealand landmark located in the heart of Hawke’s Bay. Established in 1851 by French missionaries, it is New Zealand’s oldest winery and home to a heritage like no other.

This 2021 Mission Estate Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon wine pairs wonderfully with a succulent beef burger.

90 Points

The 2022 Mommessin Beaujolais Villages Vieilles Vignes wine has a dark crimson red color. This Beaujolais Villages Vieilles Vignes wine has notes of cherries and berries on the nose. Black-cherry and berry flavors blend with the soft texture and acidity. This French Red Wine is well-balance between the wine itself and aromatic abundance.

The selected plots of vines spread over slopes and plateaux of the commune of Montmelas, Saint-Etienne la Varenne, Lantignié and Blacé in Beaujolais. The plots are situated at an altitude of 984 feet. The vines of more than 40 years in age, some going up to 80 years, contribute to the richness and complexity of the aromas.

Awards:
2010 Vintage: 1 Star – Le Guide Hachette des Vins
2004 Vintage: Silver – Indy International Wine Competition
2004 Vintage: 2 Stars Coup de coeur – Le Guide Hachette des Vins

The 2021 Mommessin Cuvée Saint Pierre Cabernet Sauvignon wine is light-bodied with cherry aromas, citrusy taste with honey undertones. The Mommessin Cabernet Sauvignon wine is soft texture in silky tannins with notes of peppers, spices, and black fruits. This Cuvée Saint Pierre Cabernet Sauvignon wine is powerful and round palate yet light and easy to drink.

From its origins in Southern Burgundy, in the green hills at the foot of Mount Brouilly with diverse and varied soils, expertise and experience in wine-making, steeped in Burgundian tradition, is transmitted through this wine. This Cabernet Sauvignon is a perfectly well-balanced wine, purple-red in color, with a long finish and refreshing flavors.

This 2021 Mommessin Cuvée Saint Pierre Cabernet Sauvignon is best served with red meat like beef, grilled steak or roast beef, lamb rack and veal, pasta dishes as well as cheeses such as sharp cheddar.

The 2021 Mommessin Cuvée Saint Pierre Merlot wine has a purple red colour. This Cuvée Saint Pierre Merlot wine has notes of candied fruits, undergrowth with an aniseed final. In the palate this French red wine has silky, rounded and very elegant tannins with a nice aromatic length. Perfect for nice and easy drinking.

Founded in 1865, Mommessin has been bringing the world excellent wines from Beaujolais and Burgundy wine since it began exporting in 1890. Through our own properties as well as long-term contracts with growers, some over 100 years old, we are able to consistently bring you exceptional wines of quality.

This 2021 Mommessin Cuvée Saint Pierre Merlot wine is best paired with grilled or roasted meats, red meat, game, veal, or poultry.

The Mommessin Cuvee Saint Pierre Rouge wine has a deep scarlet robe. This French red wine has aromas of cherries, cranberries and humus. Soft texture in silky tannins with notes of peppers, spices, and black fruits. This is a powerful Cuvee Saint Pierre Rouge wine with round palate. The Mommessin Cuvee Saint Pierre Rouge wine is the one of the most popular wines from Vin de Table, Vin de France.

This Mommessin Cuvee Saint Pierre Rouge wine s best served with red meat like beef, grilled steak or roast beef, lamb rack and veal, pasta dishes as well as cheeses.