Vintages New Release Collection – December 20, 2025

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SPAIN – RED WINE

PLENO GRAN RESERVA 2015 DO Navarra

Deep cherry red to the eye, this wine has aromas of blackberry, mocha, lavender and dried thyme. It is generous on the palate, with opulent tannins and bold flavors of black cherry, black currant, espresso bean, butterscotch and violet. The smooth finish is marked with a pleasant note of dried thyme. Score: 94 (Mike DeSimone, Wine Enthusiast , Dec. 31, 2023) Full-bodied & Smooth 25537 (XD) 750 ml $21.95 2

MARQUÉS DE MURRIETA RESERVA 2020 DOCa Rioja The 2020 Rioja Reserva, their flagship wine, comes from the 300 hectares of estate vineyards ... I loved the aromatics here – floral and elegant, more in the style of the 2018 than the 2019. It’s lighter, more elegant, fine-boned and has a silky texture and very fine tannins. Both 2019 and 2020 are very good, but 2020 is more my style. It was bottled after 21 months in American oak barrels. Drink date: 2024-2034. Score: 94+ (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, Feb. 29, 2024) Full-bodied & Smooth 209148 (XD) 750 ml $42.95 2 PALACIO GLORIOSO RESERVA 2019 DOCa Rioja The plan is to shift the source of this pure Tempra nillo red to the Rioja Alavesa in future, but the 2019 release still contains a 10% component from the Rioja Alta sub-region. Aged in 50% new American and French oak, this is a sweet, spicy, well-structured Reserva with red berry and coconut flavours, some tannic backbone and a balsamic lift. Drink date: 2025-2031. Score: 92 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, Rioja Special Report 2025 ) Medium-bodied & Fruity 930164 (XD) 750 ml $23.95 2

SAN ALEJANDRO LAS ROCAS GARNACHA 2022 DO Calatayud

... There is a change in style here in this warm-ish, dry and healthy year that delivered a good crop with ripe grapes and slightly lower acidity, but the wine comes through as balanced and harmonious, not warm at all. They used 40% full clusters for the fermentation in concrete with a short maceration and moderate extraction. The wine was in concrete eggs, tulips and a handful of Radoux barrels; and they did a first batch in March 2023, and the rest will be bottled a bit later ... Drink date: 2024-2027. Score: 92 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, May 31, 2023) Full-bodied & Smooth 44754 (XD) 750 ml $19.95 2

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