"Sweetly fruited and beautifully fragrant on the nose showing dark cherry, plum, toasted spice and almond characters with a hint of earthy mushroom. The palate delivers juicy fruit intensity and rounded mouthfeel, elegantly framed by fine texture and polished tannins. Well proportioned and flowing to a delightfully spicy finish.”"

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Guy Anderson

From UK wine-merchant extraordinaire Guy Anderson, Gran Familia is probably the fastest growing Rioja brand in the UK and can also be found in the USA and Russia! Conceived to appeal to the loyal Rioja drinker with its smart, classic packaging. The wine is made in the modern and vibrant fruit-driven style at an excellent price to quality ratio. Crafted from Rioja Alta vineyards by the talented winemaking team at Bodega Castillo de Fuenmayor located near Briones at the heart of Rioja Alta - a family-owned estate with one of the longest traditions in Rioja to emphasise the full-bodied fruitiness of Tempranillo rather than oak.

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Tempranillo

Tempranillo is one of the most important grape varietals in all of Spain where you might also know it as Tinto Fino - like it is in Portugal. Most notably it is the leading grape of Rioja's red blend where it was traditionally quite an oaky and spicy red wine. In Ribera del Duero, it arguably, comes into its own as it doesn't see as much oak so that you can truly get to see its lively red fruit flavours.

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Rioja

Rioja can quite happily be called the heart of Spain's wine industry as it is producing some of the most classic wines in the country and has been doing it for quite some time now. The oldest vines are thought to date back to 2BC. Modern Rioja (Post 1850s) was actually created by French winemakers who were fleeing from the phylloxera louse that ate up their vineyards in Bordeaux, and came to Rioja for its perfect wine-growing climate in hopes to find the 'next Bordeaux'.

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