Vuelta a España - Northern Spanish bangers from beyond Rioja - a seven bottle box set

We couldn't keep it to just six for this case so there's a bonus bottle to aid exploring the great and diverse offerings from Northern Spain.

Sparkling

Colet, Penedes Classic, Traditional Extra Brut, Catalunya, Spain - 

Josep and Sergei Colet now manage the land their forefathers have farmed for over 200 years and if you ask them what they are deep down they will say farmers. They were able to purchase the land in the 1970’s and from then on they changed their outlook and their wine making style to quality rather than quantity, with Sergi’s Masters in Champagne background the quality shines through in bucket loads.
Their principles: ‘effort, perseverance, respect for nature and teamwork are our essential pillars’, and in doing so we can enjoy their Penedes Classic.
Organic and vegan this wine has spent 24 months on the lees bringing buttery bread notes balanced with elegant herbaceous and fruit flavours and a bone dry finish.

Producer - Colet
Country - Spain
Region - Catalunya
Variety / Blend - Xarel-lo, Parellada, Macebau
Wine Style - Sparkling Wine
Farming - Organic      
Vegan

White wines

Vina Zorzal, Sea of Dreams White, Navarra, Spain - 

Vina Zorzal is a project three brothers inherited from their father, Antonio Sanz. It wasn’t long before Inaki, Mikel and Xavier were joined by their friend Rafael Regadera and the boys really made Vina Zorzal their own passion project.

Ungrafted Viura with a touch of Garnacha Blanca aged in concrete egg and old oak. Crystalline, pure and precise.

Producer - Vina Zorzal
Country - Spain
Region - Navarra
Variety / Blend - Viura, Garnacha Blanca
Wine Style - White Wine
Farming - Organic
Vegan

Barco del Corneta, Cucu, Rueda, Spain -  

Beatriz Herranz has put her heart and soul into truly getting to know Verdejo. This is a fresh and delightful young wine, bursting with bright citrus zests, bitter melon, herbs, and cool mineral nuance from vineyards located in La Seca, Valladolid at an altitude of 750 meters.

Producer - Barco Del Cornett
Country - Spain
Region - Castilla Y Leon
Sub-Region - Rueda
Variety / Blend - Verdejo
Wine Style - White Wine
Farming - Organic
Vegan

Fedellos, Conasbrancas, Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain - 

Fedellos is a project run created by Curro Barreño and Jesús Olivares. Both ore originally from the Gredos region but for Fedellos they work in two areas of Ribeira Sacra, on terraces along the steep slopes of the rivers Sil and Bibei, planted with a myriad of grape varieties, altitudes, and expositions. On these steep sites all work is by hand - you couldn't do otherwise on these steep terraces! The wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts, at low temperatures to favour a gentle extraction of colour and phenolics. They are then aged in old barrels and are bottled unfined, unfiltered and with the addition of low quantities of sulphur. All the wines share an Atlantic freshness and a slatey minerality that make these wines unmistakably Galician.

Conasbrancas is a blend of local varieties, starting with lightly crushed whole bunches in tank and the pressing as soon as fermentation kicks off when the juice is moved to a large oak barrel resulting in a lovely wine a touch salty, touch of lemon pith fruit and touch of skins texture. Brilliant with fish.

Producer - Fedellos
Country - Spain
Region - Galicia
Variety / Blend - Dona Blanca, Godello, Albariño, Treixadura, Lado, Torrontes
Wine Style - White Wine
Farming - Organic
Vegan

Red wines

Bodegas Pirineos, Moristel "Principio", Somontano, Spain - 

Producer - Bodedas Pirineos
Country - Spain
Region - Somontano
Variety / Blend - Moristel
Wine Style - Red Wine
Farming - Organic
Vegan

Bodegas Alfredo Maestro, Vinã Almate, Castilla y Leon, Spain - 

The name Almate is an amalgamation of his own name and the grapes used, ALfredo MAestro TEmpranillo, clever isn’t it? Alfredo, also known as Spains “natural wine rockstar”, began making wines with the help of books but he had a revelation in 2000 and questioned why farm organic when so much is added in the winery and so changed his methods and abandoned the Ribeiro de Duero DO in favour of completely organic winemaking. 30% of the grapes are fermented in whole clusters using wild , native yeasts before all the wine is matured in used French oak. Almate is a rich and juicy red with plums, big red berries and toffee flavours balanced to perfection

Producer - Alfredo Maestro
Country - Spain

Region - Castilla y Leon

Appellation - Ribeiro del Duero

Variety / Blend - Tempranillo

Wine Style - Red Wine
Farming - Organic

Vegan 

Sulphate Free

Merayo, Las Tres Filas Mencia, Bierzo, Spain - 

Another of Spain’s great, lesser known grape varieties, Mencia is native to Bierzo, a region directly north of Portugal. With less influence from the Atlantic, the climate is a bit warmer than neighbouring areas of Galicia making it more suitable for growing red grapes. The Merayo family has been growing grapes in the region for generations but it is Pedro who has really taken things to the next level and, with the help of winemaker Fermin Uria, started producing outstanding wines.

Producer - Merayo
Country - Spain
Region - Castilla y Leon 
Sub-Region - Bierzo
Variety / Blend - Mencia
Wine Style - Red Wine
Vegan

This case contains one bottle of each of these wines. If any is out of stock or becomes unavailable it will be replaced by one of equal or greater value and deliciousness.