{"title":"Spanish Daily Drinkers!","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwelve critic-adored Spanish wines, each scoring 93 to 96 points, each priced under $38, and each built for the kind of casual, joyful drinking that most high-scoring wines simply can’t pull off. From the wild terraced granite of Galicia to the high-altitude sites of Valencia and the next-generation grower-producers rewriting the Rioja playbook, this collection covers the full width of what Spain does best right now. Stock the fridge, set the table, and pour freely.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bodegas-cornelio-rioja-alta-crianza-seleccion-autor-2018","title":"Bodegas Cornelio Rioja Alta Crianza Seleccion Autor 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eMinimal intervention, organically farmed, traditionally crafted, ultra-pure Rioja – that’s the promise of Bodegas Cornelio Dinastía. After 8 generations of producing top-quality wines and burgeoning to become one of the top wineries in Spain, we’d say they’ve met their goal. This “Seleccion Autor” from the four-star 2018 vintage – grown on 40-plus-year-old Rioja Alta vines and garnering 95 points – exudes a fantastically complex freshness and purity that truly over-delivers for the under $31 price tag!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFun fact: The big brother of this wine, made in the exact same style from younger (but still 40+ year old vines), in the very same 2018 vintage, was named by Decanter as one of the Top 50 Wines in the World! No two ways about it – this sounds like a $65 bottle at least...but not around here! We don’t get a lot of Crianza Rioja in general, but lately, it seems as though some of Spain’s top producers are shying away from the extra-aging Gran Riserva designation. The freshness, the purity, that “nowhere to hide the terroir” attitude is changing the conversation around Rioja wines – and in this case, at least – I’m here for it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpeaking of terroir, that’s exactly what Cornelio Dinastía aims to show off in their entire portfolio. With more than 20 micro-plots in the foothills of Toloño, Sierra Cantabria, the producer allows the peculiarities of the various soils and microclimates to show off by utilizing organic farming techniques and low-intervention winemaking methods, opting instead to follow traditional standards of generations past to guide the fruit to the bottle in its most expressive format. This wine underwent a meticulous grape-selection process from bush-trained, over-40-year-old vines in San Vicente, Briones, and San Asensio, grown on the sloping hills of the Sierra Cantabria. Manual harvest and fermentation in American oak finishes with in-bottle aging to produce an immaculately balanced wine with delightful complexity and intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeductively floral, with this hibiscus, lilac, and rose petal bouquet, followed by an onrush of cranberry tea, fresh-picked strawberries, red currants, a dusty clay accent, and then more raspberries and red fruits, finishing on a dried and savory herb note – thyme, oregano, white pepper, bay laurel, star anise – this is so, so good! Warm and silky texture throughout, with a bit of that deceptive “old man” strength, tons of secondary spice (smoked paprika?), and even a touch of licorice too. Almost CdP-esque with a nice balance of ripe red fruits, considerable spice, and savory roasted herbs. This is balanced and beautiful, with a very expressive minerality that lingers long after each sip. I love it. You’ll love it. 40-plus-year-old vines from Rioja Alta, on land tended by over 8 generations of the fantastic Bodegas Cornelio Dinastía family – rightfully nabbing 95 points for the nutty-low price of just $31 – the impossible has been done! Move with speed, good people – this won’t last long!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePAIRING IDEAS:\u003c\/strong\u003e My go-to for this wine is an Andalusian Chorizo and Chickpea Stew...garlicky, meaty, sweet, and savory – this one-pot wonder takes me back to my globe-hopping days in the south of Spain. The local village where I first had this served me some fermented goat’s milk alongside it. Trust me – this Rioja is a FAR better way to go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50657104494889,"sku":"AALBCSSAR8","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/First-Bottle-Bodegas-Cornelio-Rioja-Alta-Crianza-Seleccion-Autor-2018-product-image-9343-large.jpg?v=1752684652"},{"product_id":"quinta-da-muradella-red-blend-alanda-monterrei-2018","title":"Quinta da Muradella Red Blend Alanda Monterrei 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eAsk almost anyone in wine, and they’ll tell you the best value for quality bottles comes from Spain. Grown on high-elevation estate vineyards in Spain’s Monterrei appellation, this organic and biodynamic 94-point Mencia-based red blend deftly follows that rule. Incredibly, it’s under $35 and jam-packed with vibrant character and red-berry freshness!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s certainly a time and a place for inky and robust Napa Cabs and Bordeaux blends, and we’re fans of those styles. As for this energetic 12.5% Spanish red – the time and place is any day of the week, any occasion, and almost any meal, from white fish to spicy tacos to meaty pasta. I love a wine with this much range – and one made with the crispest attention to detail and finest standards at that. Although three bottles secures free shipping, you’ll very likely want at least six headed your way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBehind the bottle is Quinta da Muradella – an ancient vineyard in the tiny Spanish appellation treasure of Monterrei, snuggled in tight against the Portuguese border. José Luis Mateo made the bold choice to drop out of college in Madrid in the ‘80s to return to his family’s long-neglected land in the small Galician town of Verín, vowing to restore the vineyards in order to make soulful, terroir-driven wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuickly, he’s become one of the most prominent winemakers in Spain, with his portfolio flying to cult status in the past 30-plus years of production. With an unbridled devotion to his craft, José Luis roams his vineyards constantly to observe the vines, which sit between 300 to 700 meters elevation with a vast range of grape varieties, soil types, and exposures – all of which contribute to his dazzling, remarkably complex wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2018 Alanda red blend is his mid-range wine – a concoction of 40% Mencia with Bastardo, Mouraton, Garnacha Tintorera, Gran Negro, and a smattering of other local red varieties grown in slate, sand, and clay. Fermented with a third full-cluster, it ages in a mix of stainless, concrete, and French oak to give it even more textural interest and astounding freshness. Packed with ripe, red strawberries, cherries, and raspberries, the red fruity core is wrapped in svelte notes of dark roast coffee, sandalwood, roses, wicked minerality, and lively acidity. Built with focus, purity, and smooth tannins, this is just breathtakingly good juice at a dizzying price. Under $35 is brutally low for what you get. So really, the best move is to snag at least a handful of these. They won’t last long either way!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAIRING IDEAS: Chicken tinga tacos will offer the most mouthwateringly savory, smoky backdrop to such a vibrant, borderline crisp red. 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The name is a chummy bit of self-deprecation – “Fedellos” is Galician for young troublemakers, and the trio has lived up to their name, seeking out abandoned, north- and east-facing old-vine parcels in the Val do Bibei that bigger producers overlooked. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith organic farming all done by hand, the team has been able to coax these truly tremendous, fresher, lighter, higher-acid wines out of their cooler sites. They deliberately choose low-intervention cellar work – native yeasts, whole-cluster fermentation, long gentle macerations, and aging in well-seasoned oak with few additions. The 100% Mencía \u003cem\u003e“Xaras” \u003c\/em\u003eis made from old vines grown on granite, schist, and quartzite soils at 550-650 meters elevation. It ages for about a year in seasoned 500-liter French oak barrels and old 3,000-liter foudre – and just 14,000 bottles of the 2023 were made. (Spoiler: we have WAY, way less than that.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’re unfamiliar with this style, imagine a fresh and energetic red that’s almost Grenache-like in personality – fruity, juicy, floral, medium-bodied, with notes of red cherry, bright plum, summer strawberry, violets and roses, and some spicy black pepper and fennel on the finish. It carries a sizzling acidity that hums vibrantly throughout, and this gravelly minerality that harkens back to its stony soil birthplace. Remarkably food friendly, but just as happy to sip solo… this is an all-out steal for an organic, rare, lighter style of red from a cool, under-the-radar spot. Feed your own inner \u003cem\u003e“young troublemaker,”\u003c\/em\u003e and make more than a few of these yours!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFOOD PAIRINGS: Pizza, yes. I’m clinging to summer and mixing sweet\/savory with some blackberries, basil, ricotta, and spicy soppressata, topped with hot honey. 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It bears a warranted 95 points from Descorchados – a leading guide to South American wines – and 93 from Decanter… and you can get this pretty, floral thing for UNDER $15 a bottle on 6 or more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViñedos de Alcohuaz was founded in 2005 high in the rocky Andean foothills of the Alta Elqui Valley in northern Chile, where grapes have grown on the estate for over a century. The vineyard parcels for Grus sit between roughly 1,720 and 2,206 meters, among the highest planted in the Southern Hemisphere. This is austere, high-desert country just below the Atacama, where snowmelt is essentially the only water source, and the granitic soils are so poor that historically these grapes mostly became pisco rather than wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe project was the hunch of Alvaro Flaño – who bet that serious wine could be coaxed from this granite – and it's forged in the cellar by Marcelo \"\u003cem\u003eReta\u003c\/em\u003e\" Retamal, one of Chile's most respected winemakers and a leading voice in the country's return to low-intervention, site-driven wine. The winemaking remains deliberately old-fashioned – foot-trodden grapes in stone lagares, fermented with wild yeasts, and aged in concrete eggs and neutral vessels rather than new oak – the goal being to capture the mountain rather than the cellar. Grus is named for the southern constellation of the crane, a nod to the Elqui Valley's famously clear skies, which make it one of the world's great stargazing regions and home to several major observatories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 Grus de Alchohuaz is a Syrah-led blend finished with Garnacha and dashes of Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, and Touriga Nacional, fermented about half whole-cluster and raised in mostly concrete for about twelve months. The wine is gloriously fruity and floral – with violets, raspberries, black cherries, and wild garrigue – framed by cracked pepper and river stone-esque minerality. It’s scrumptiously medium-bodied with crunchy-bright acidity – and only 13.5% ABV – giving it a light, very pretty, very easy-to-sip vibe that we’re delighted by. 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Taking a Burgundian approach to old vine, high-elevation grapes – these wines pulse with “terroir” and elect for layered complexity over sheer brute strength. With 95 POINTS here, and a long string of fantastic scores across the portfolio...the world is taking notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDominik Huber has created something truly magical in the high-altitude, barren landscape of Torroja del Priorat. Starting as a project with Eben Sadie, who makes some of the very best South African wines under his Sadie Family label, Dominik has turned out a portfolio of fantastic wines that would make any estate in the world envious. In 2021 alone, Terroir al Límit released 5 distinct wines that all received 95+ point scores from Wine Advocate! He’s a phenom who is changing the game in Priorat, one of Spain’s most historic and long-standing regions. His focus on Carignan and Garnacha without French grapes like Syrah or Cabernet is rare for the region, but he has harnessed the complexity and power of these rugged sites to create singular wines that just simply must be tasted to be believed. All at the lowest price in the U.S.A to boot!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The goal at Terroir al Límit is to produce wines of infusion rather than extraction, thereby emphasizing elegance, rather than the typical heaviness of Priorat wines.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerroir al Límit is the estate’s flagship range, inspired by the old winemaking traditions of Burgundy. Dominik has also embraced a biodynamic approach to viticulture, along with non-intrusive winemaking techniques ranging from whole-cluster fermentation to concrete or amphora aging as an alternative to oak. For this “Terra de Cuques” blend, Carignan grown in the region’s llicorella soils lends structure and acidity while clay-born Garnacha gives an elegant, red fruit note. The wine starts a bit closed, so decanting and vigorous swirling are recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a few minutes, this balanced and fresh wine showcases aromas of roasted herbs, pencil shavings, and high-toned lavender and spicy plumeria, complemented with flavors of ripe summer strawberries, black plums, currants, and crushed raspberries. The finish is vivid – long and mineral, with notes of licorice to aptly cut through the robust juiciness of the mid-palate. While lighter than many of the imposing Priorats abundant today, this is still a full-bodied and powerful wine – yet one that seems brighter, softer, and more intricately layered than the majority of its peers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an impressive showing from a fantastic producer that is making a push to become one of the top houses anywhere in Spain. 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A rocking-great Priorat – almost Chateauneuf-like, but with more freshness. Bright, long, fine, and under $35, this is a THRILLING find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a partnership between Ester Nin (the winemaker) and Carlos Ortiz, these brilliant, serious, sophisticated wines are biodynamically farmed, French oak-fermented, and utterly beguiling, especially when you factor in the pricing. The estate was founded in 2000 by the couple and has received piles of acclaim from critics year after year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlanetes Classic is the flagship of the winery, and a solid representation of the long-standing house style. It’s what Ester and Carlos call their \u003cem\u003e“classic”\u003c\/em\u003e Priorat, blended from the three signature varieties (45% Garnacha, 44% Cariñena, and 11% Garnacha Peluda in the 2022) all grown on terraced slopes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final wine is both elegant and savory, with jaw-dropping depth and precision. It’s floral and spicy, fruity and herbal, with iron-flecked minerality and fresh acidity. The balance is *chef’s kiss* – just immaculate – with a whole basket of dark cherries, orange peel, cranberries, black plum, wild herbs, lilacs, black peppercorn, and crushed stones, plus a smoky, savory tinge almost like a drop of barbecue sauce. This is a rare, remarkable wine whose original $65 price feels a tad low, even – making ours just plain nuts. Check the reviews, and then checkout with haste. Free shipping on 6 bottles or more, per usual, and trust us – you’re going to want at least that many!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFOOD PAIRINGS: Speaking of barbecue sauce, this would be a wonder with some smoky pulled pork or brisket. 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When José Maria Vicente’s grandfather bought the property in 1941, a winery, a cellar, and some scattered vineyards were already there – dating to the 1870s, when French refugees fleeing phylloxera planted them. José Maria and his father began replanting and expanding in 1985, and by 1991 they were bottling their first commercial vintage. Today the estate is certified organic, and the vines are dry farmed through that torrid summer heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJumilla, Spain, is best known for Monastrell, the grape the French call Mourvèdre, and Casa Castillo built its reputation on it, but El Molar is the exception. It is a pure Garnacha (Grenache), which thrives in warm Mediterranean climates. The wine is named for the mountain that looks over the property, and the 2021 comes from a selection of vineyards on gravel, sandy, and calcareous soils. This wine is often critically compared to Châteauneuf-du-Pape with its dusty Mediterranean brush and red fruit notes, and the soils in both places are strikingly similar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy notes: Everything I love about good Grenache is present here… balanced but charismatic red fruit (cherry, raspberry, plum) along with a little lavender and violet lift, followed by Mediterranean herbs and scrub brush, with a subtly spicy, cinnamony finish. It’s almost chalky in texture but also smooth, medium-bodied, and easy to sip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA really striking red wine, especially considering the price of a hair under $22. I think I’ll pair this with my next rosemary-crusted rack of lamb, or rosemary focaccia, just to pay homage. Take home a few for your fall table, and get your own rosemary part started! Or just sip it before dinner, after dinner… whenever. 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