SuperValu’s annual Spanish and Portuguese wine promotion is back with treats for red wine lovers of all stripes from next Thursday 9th February until the end of February. Spain is among the most dynamic countries in the wine world today, offering a wide range of choices from traditional wine styles like old-school, oak-barreled Rioja to emerging small DO regions ripe for discovery and growing native grapes organically with care, attention and an eye for a sustainable future. Today’s selection rounds up some bargains worth bagging, some of which have limited stock and are likely to sell out quickly.
ioja fans should keep two highlights in mind, both of which represent opposing sides of this region’s modern development over the past several decades. Marqués de Riscal needs no introduction: his traditional-style Rioja sets the standard for the Irish palate with its emphasis on the sweet and spicy influence of American oak. The “XR” (or Extra Reserva) in today’s Reserva is not an official DO classification but refers to the Riscal winemaker’s code for extra-fine casks kept for family consumption; these have been released as limited edition wines since the 2015 vintage.
Marqués de Cáceres, on the other hand, made a name for himself as an innovator of a modern, fruity Rioja. The winery was established in the 1970s after the Forner family returned from four decades of exile in France since the Spanish Civil War. They brought home Bordeaux’s love of French oak, used in a supporting role for the fruit. At just €15 (RRP €30), the 2015 Gran Reserva is a bargain that will sell out quickly.
For a delicious steak dinner, any of today’s Torres beauties would fit in, either from Priorat or its northern neighbor Costers del Segre. Here, sustainability-focused Torres has established its modern, gravity-fed winery and cultivates 200 hectares of certified organic vineyards, some dedicated to reviving native cultivars and researching the resilience of vines to climate change.
The sale includes several great-value organic wines, including the rich Petit Verdot featured below, the rustic Camino del Bosque blend of dry farm Garnacha and Cariñena, and the fresh and friendly Lady B Monastrell Syrah (all €10, from RRP €10). 15). Known as Mourvedre in France, where it is the “M” in GSM Rhône cuvées, Monastrell is today’s wine of the week. This impressive wine comes from the little known DO Bullas (one of the three Murcias, along with the better known Yecla and Jumilla) and would be good value even at its full RRP of €23
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3000 Años 2017, DO Bullas, Murcia, Spain, 15 pieces, 15 € (RRP 23 €)
3000 Años 2017, DO Bullas, Murcia, Spain, 15 pieces, 15 € (RRP 23 €)
3000 Años 2017, DO Bullas, Murcia, Spain, 15 pieces, 15 € (RRP 23 €) This rich red wine made with old bush Monastrell blended with Syrah balances its high alcohol content and elicits the best of both varieties through very careful winemaking in terms of grape selection, fermentation and restrained use of French oak. The result is a textured wine with a silky body and velvety tannins, and a welcome freshness thanks to its high-altitude microclimate. Think rich, black fruit with cedarwood, vanilla and a bitter herbal note. Go stews and ragus. super value
200 gallon Reserva Alicante Bouschet 2021, Península de Setúbal, Portugal, 14.5 pack, €10 (RRP €14.99) From a sea-cooled peninsula near Lisbon, matured in “twin casks” of American oak (for the sides) and French oak (top and bottom), this is a rich, sweet red for Dada fans, with a rich mouthfeel, tannic touch, and opulent notes of vanilla, molasses, mocha and black fruits. Go spicy burgers. super value
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Laudum Natura Bio Petit Verdot 2019, DO Alicante, Spain, 14 pieces, €10 (RRP €14.99)
Laudum Natura Bio Petit Verdot 2019, DO Alicante, Spain, 14 pieces, €10 (RRP €14.99)
Laudum Natura Bio Petit Verdot 2019, DO Alicante, Spain, 14 pieces, €10 (RRP €14.99) From an organic wine pioneer in Alicante, where the Mediterranean and continental climate suits the late-ripening Petit Verdot, this is intense, earthy, full-bodied and dry with strong but balanced tannins and aromas of wild berries, wild herbs and vanilla. Try venison or black bean stew. super value
Marqués de Riscal Reserva XR 2016, Rioja, Spain, 14 pieces, €20 (RRP €35) Featuring Tempranillo and Graciano aged for 24 months in American oak, this has complex flavors of heady vanilla and baking spices, sweet smoke and hints of balsamic overlaying sweet black and red fruits, and a multi-layered, silky mouthfeel with polished tannins. A versatile table wine. super value
Torres Salmos 2015, Priorat, Spain, 14 pieces, €20 (RRP €32) One of two meat-friendly treats from Torres (the other is the organic Purgatori from the more northerly DO Costers del Segre) based on Garnacha, Cariñena and Syrah, aged here in French oak for 14 months. Silky, dense and elegant with oak-framed cassis and plums, spicy meaty notes and dark spices. super value
https://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/wine/the-best-bottles-to-snap-up-in-supervalus-iberian-wine-sale-42323360.html The best bottles to buy at SuperValu’s Iberian Wine Sales
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