The Edit - Robin's picks for this month - a three bottle box set. April 2025.

The Edit is our monthly selection of what's exciting and drinking well, chosen by Robin, founder of Iron & Rose and still a wine obsessive. The three bottles selected change each month to reflect the season, the food we're enjoying, and often to introduce new arrivals. Three wines to introduce you to our world of natural wine, to encourage you to delve deeper, or for a treat to yourself or as a gift.

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Throughout April we are focusing on wines influenced by the mighty Atlantic. From Galicia, down through Portugal and into Andalucia. This month's Edit has three wines that come from vineyards where the climate is impacted by the ocean. Join us on a vinous adventure. 

This box set contains three bottles, one of each of the following wines, made by inspirational producers, the kind of wines which inspired Robin to start Iron & Rose back in 2016 - 

Zárate, Albariño, Rías Baixas, Spain (white) 

Eulogio Pomares is the grandson of Ernesto Zárate who, back in the 1920s, was one of the few wine growers who promoted and defended the Albariño grape variety which at the time was threatened with being replaced by higher yielding, more disease resistant varieties. Fast forward 100 years and Albariño is almost certainly Galicia's most famous grape but few do it as well as Eulogio. 

Eulogio studied in Bordeaux and Germany investigating parallels between Albariño and Riesling, his knowledge of the Albariño grape is second to none. Since he took over management of his family vineyards in 2000 in the Val do Salnes (Romans harvested salt in the region), he has focused on improving them. He started to work organically, abandoning mineral fertilisers. Instead he uses shells from the surrounding coastline (as in the photo) which provide the calcium and magnesium the vines need, and don’t get from the acidic, granitic, soils. He also uses local seaweed as compost. In the cellar he is low intervention and his wines are characterised by their Atlantic freshness and age-worthiness. 

Producer - Zárate
Country - Spain
Region - Galicia
Appellation - Rías Baixas
Variety / Blend - Albariño
Wine Style - White Wine
Farming - Biodynamic principles
Vegan

Remelluri, Lindes de Remelluri, Videos de Labastida, Rioja, Spain (red): Remelluri is one of Rioja's iconic producers. Now run by Telmo Rodriguez (pictured below), Rioja's greatest ambassador and one of Spain's greatest winemakers, the bodega's vineyards all lie together in one space in Rioja Alavesa, tucked up against the Sierra Cantabria. Traditionally they also bought grapes from two neighbouring villages, Labastida and San Vicente, and these were used in the main blend but now these grapes are made into separate blends. Although some way inland, the cooler, damper climate of Rioja Alavesa owes a lot to the influence of the Atlantic ocean.

This wine is made from grapes grown around Labastida which is the higher of the two villages and the resulting wine is slightly lower in alcohol but beautifully balanced and packed with flavour and, happily, not dominated by oak.

Expressive nose with aromas of ripe red fruits, liquorice, vanilla and coconut. It has velvety tannins, the acidity is well-balanced by the flavour concentration and the finish is persistent.

A true classic, all killer, no filler.

Producer - Remelluri
Country - Spain
Region - Rioja    
Sub-Region - Alavesa
Variety / Blend - Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha
Wine Style - Red Wine
Farming - Organic / Biodynamic

Alberto Nanclares, Labores da Poda, Rias Baixas, Spain (red) 

Alberto Nanclares (pictured here in the vineyard closest to his house)originally came to Galicia because he was a keen sailor but ended up with a vineyard. After a few years of conventional farming, he decided to abandon chemical treatments altogether and became fully organic, although he also dabbles in biodynamics. His vineyards, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, benefit from daily sea breezes while the granitic soils, so common in the region, bring incredible minerality and freshness to his wines. In the winery his approach is as natural as possible, and apart from the use of small amounts of sulfur, he is basically hands-off, allowing each vintage to express itself.

Alberto's main production is the region's hero grape, Albariño, but he also grows some red varieties traditional to the area. This wine is made from Caiño Tinto, whole bunch fermented in old oak then aged for around a year in barrel and two in bottle. It is a pure, bright and light red with food-friendly tannins, very much in the heritage style Galicia. Wonderful with octopus and squid or tuna. 

Producer - Nanclares y Prieto
Country - Spain
Region - Galicia
Appellation - Rías Baixas
Variety / Blend - Caino Tinto
Wine Style - Red Wine
Farming - Sustainable
Vegan

The wines in this box set are available in limited quantities so we may need to offer alternatives but these will be of similar price and equal value!