Spain's La Mancharegion brings to mind El Greco and Don Quixote, not world-class wine or food.Adolfo Munoz, the influential chef and restaurant, is helping to change that.   The Bodega Vinedos Cigarral de Santa Maria,a country house inToledo, was founded in 1997 by Adolfo. The estate covers an area of sevenhectares around the main building where the small bodega or winery and t...

  Colour: Deep purplish red. Nose: Explosion of primary aromas with complex and persistent nuances of black fruit and toasted notes of new wood. Palate: Great intensity and structure, it offers a balanced pass in the mouth with sweet tannins and fresh acidity. Food Matches: This wine pairs well with red meats, legumes and vegetables dishes. Ageing: 12 months in French a...

COLOUR Deep purplish red. NOSE Explosion of primary aromas with complex and persistent nuances of black fruit and toasty notes of new wood. PALATE Great intensity and structure. A balanced pass in the mouth with sweet tannins and fresh acidity. FOOD PAIRING This wine pairs well with red meats, legumes and vegetables dishes. Ageing: 8 months in French and American oak

For the wine to be able to withstand two years of ageing in oak, it is of paramount importance to start with choosing the most mature and harmonious clusters. After harvesting, Tempranillo has the stems removed and the berries squeezed later to be poured into stainless steel tanks, where they are to be fermented according to Ganimede system, which provides a natural release of ca...

Alvaro Palacios Winner - 2016 Winemakers' Winemaker Award - Institute of Masters of Wine   "Alvaro Palacios was one of the ‘pioneers’, who vivified and re-interpreted Priorat after the Franco era de-planting. This small group of change-agents planted lots of French varietals in the fertile, alluvial valley soils and some in the mountains too ...

Ripe red cherry colour , highlights of red fruits and high intensity of the nose. On the palate full bodied with great tannic structure, harmonious acidity, and long lasting in the tongue. 

Intense and bright ruby red colour. The elegant bouquet bursts in a great complexity of aromas, being their combination of intensity and subtlety the most surprising feature on the nose. In its immense bouquet we can discover evident notes of black fruits, blackberry and red cherry preserve which combine to perfection with the hints of vanilla and tobacco leafs, toffee, eucalyptus and the ...

Intense ruby red colour. Predominance of red fruit flavours on the nose, such as red currants and cherries, in addition to plums and cassis. The complex and perfectly bound aromas from the oak ageing remind of spices, vanilla, cacao and fresh notes of eucalyptus. Pleasant path on the palate, leaving behind strong memories of its fruit and its supple tannins. Round, balanced, harmoniou...

  Hand harvested bunch by bunch, wild yeast fermentation and aged for 9 - 12 months in French and American oak with an additional ageing of 6 months in bottle.   Deep ruby red colored wine with aromas of red and black berries confiture combined with licorice, clove and roasted nut aromas. It shows full-bodied, balanced an...

Faustino I Gran Reserva is the estate’s most iconic cuvée, bottled in unique frosted glass to protect the wine from light as it matures. Only produced in the best years, this is a wine that truly celebrates the character of a great vintage.   The 2010 is “a delicious combination of mature fruit and mahogany”, according to James Suckling, who endorsed it wit...

The impressive array of aromas of red and black fruit, such as currants, nectarines, blackberries and cassis, perfectly intertwined with spice nuances, cocoa, supple toast notes, cream and cinnamon, make up for an exquisite bouquet. The warm palate once again reflects the intensity of the fruit flavours. It has a great concentration and finesse which, together with the sweet tannins, result...

TASTING NOTES   Colour: Intense, brilliant and clean ruby colour. Nose: Intense fruit aromas characteristic of the variety, with excellent notes of toasted oak originating from new barrels. Palate: Round, ample and smooth, with ripe fruit (blackberry and cherry) with a touch of vanilla, coconut, mint and laurel. A wine where the wood shows nicely, but the fruit is predomina...