Agnus De Autor Valdelana (Spain) 2018 Reserva Rioja

The Agnus Reserva Rioja is made using grapes from the oldest vineyards, vineyards that are more than 70 years old.  Aged for 24 months in oak. 95% Tempranillo, 5% Graciano.

Agnus De Autor Valdelana (Spain) 2021 Rioja Crianza

Gold Medal - Mundus Vini (2017 Vintage)
Best Red Crianza - Concurso de Vinos (2016 Vintage)
91 points James Suckling 2019 (2016 Vintage)

AGNUS, is the signature range of wines, from Bodegas Valdelana. Represents the personality of Juan Jesús Valdelana the cheif winemaker and owner of the estate. These selected wines are produced using the grapes only from our oldest vineyards, vineyards that are more than 50 years old.

"Every single aroma of our region is perceived in our full-bodied signature wines."

Mouthful, broad and powerful, marked character expressed when it enters the mouth, tactile sensations of pleasant fruits, tannins that make the swallow silky, fatty. Balsamic finish with a perfectly assembled fruit and wood. The whole is tasty, tannins of great nobility. Deep and powerful aftertaste, pure velvet. Just divine.

Familia Valdelana (Rioja) 2018 Reserva

Here at winesale we have been importing Bodegas Valdelana wines from Rioja for a number of years. A family owned and operated estate now in its fifth generation. Riddled with history, the estate boasts spectacular underground cellars dating from the 15th century.

95% Tempranillo and 5% Graciano. The grapes, from vines over 60 years old planted in chalky-clay soils, are vinified with the same methods the estate has traditionally used since the 1500's. Twenty-four months spent aging in French and American oak round off the finished wine. Cherry colour and delicate transparency. Aromas of earth, dark fruit, chocolate and fine spices. Smooth and fine tannins envelop the palate, displaying plum, tobacco leaves, and a touch of liqueur. Lively fruitiness and woody undertones.

Best enjoyed around 16ºC Serve with Spanish stews, or other mediteranean dishes.

Amazing quality, worth every cent!

Familia Valdelana (Rioja) 2021 Crianza

Here at winesale we have been importing Bodegas Valdelana wines from Rioja for a number of years. We are ever impressed with the clean and modern style of wines from this classic region. Blown away with the ever astonishing prices.... Valdelana is located in the village of Elciego,  in the region known as Rioja Alavesa. A family owned and operated estate now in its fith generation. Riddled with history, the estate boasts spectacular underground cellars dating from the 15th century.

Deep cherry-red colour; clean and bright. Fruity on the nose, with some balsamic notes and some oak in the background. Blueberries and wild blackberries integrated with oaky notes vanilla or cinnamon. Fruit and oak perfectly blended on the palate; powerful and elegant wine. Long and intense aftertaste.

Vines of over 40 years grown in chalk, clay soils. Crianza wines are aged for 12 months, using French oak barrels (50%) and American oak barrels (50%)

Valsotillo Finca Buenavista (Spain) 2019 Tempranillo

91 Points - Guía Peñín 2025
95 Points - Tim Atkin (2018 Vintage)
93 Points - James Sickling (2018 Vintage)

100% Tempranillo. The grapes are picked up by hand and put in small baskets by selecting them from the same vineyards. Aged 6 months in French and American oak barriques in a 16th century underground cellar, at a constant temperature of 12ºC.

Dark red color, cherry rim. Toasted aromas, spicy, and slightly creamy oak. Rich and tasty in the mouth, fruity and well balanced.

Serve with: White and red meat, cheese and pâtés.