5 Spanish Red Wines You Must Try

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  • @benjamindejonge3624
    @benjamindejonge3624 Місяць тому +10

    Yes Spain is a wonderful wine country, it’s paradise here

  • @runcationsviajarycorrer
    @runcationsviajarycorrer Місяць тому +12

    Love Ribera del Duero wines❤❤❤❤

  • @daanverkuylen1016
    @daanverkuylen1016 2 місяці тому +14

    Love Bierzo, Raul Perez does magic there

  • @HumbleGnome
    @HumbleGnome 2 місяці тому +16

    My favorite spanish wines are usually Mencia monovarietals from the Bierzo/Ribeira Sacra region. They are some of the most underrated gems in Europe.

    • @umarth
      @umarth 25 днів тому +1

      I am from Spain and discovered this wine only recently. It is really underrated even among Spaniards (the ones that dominate the market are almost always Rioja and Ribera del Duero).

  • @franciscoxyz9732
    @franciscoxyz9732 Місяць тому +9

    Vega Sicilia in Valladolid is probably the best wine in the world.

  • @benjamindejonge3624
    @benjamindejonge3624 Місяць тому +4

    Love the Priorat reds, and the Albariños white

  • @andrewyarosh1809
    @andrewyarosh1809 2 місяці тому +8

    The special thing about your videos is that each one conveys the joy and enthusiasm you bring to the information you share. Each one feels like you are encountering a wine for the first time.
    And very definitely a Bierzo/Jaen fan.
    And reds and whites(😍😍😍😍) from las Canarias.

  • @piotrlukosik7489
    @piotrlukosik7489 2 місяці тому +9

    A really nice video. Thank you ❤

  • @francmassaneda
    @francmassaneda 2 місяці тому +3

    Amazing vid! looking forward more Spanish wine videos. Will recommend some other wines of the regions that appear on the video, with amazing Quality/Price ratio:
    - As Xaras - Mencia - Ribeira Sacra (18€)
    - Taganan - Listan Negro - Canarias (30€)
    - Viña Ardanza - Tempranillo - Rioja (25€)
    - Can Blau - Garnatxa - Montsant (12€)
    - Demuerte - Monastrell - Yecla (11€)

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  2 місяці тому

      Thanks for your picks!

  • @bluecollarwineguy4447
    @bluecollarwineguy4447 Місяць тому +2

    I love mencia. Fell in love with it when i visited Galicia 2yrs ago. Definitely not a beginners wine...😅
    Nice thing is when I op3n a bottle now, wife has 1 glass and the rest is mine.

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  Місяць тому +1

      okay, so that's what I was thinking! haha. Clever.

  • @jaimegarcia9408
    @jaimegarcia9408 Місяць тому +2

    The Bierzo in león with autoctonal mencia is spectacular. Y Happy that world apreciate and discover now this jewerly wine. Other spanish wine region not famous of moment in the rest of the world is " Jumilla" in Murcia, with other traditional spanish grape, monastrell. Delicious.,

  • @daver8521
    @daver8521 2 місяці тому +4

    Loved the video, Madeline! My cat, Pandora, sat on my lap and watched it with me. I don't think she was too impressed,, though.

  • @gucioprawda1976
    @gucioprawda1976 2 місяці тому +4

    Listan Negro

  • @isobelmatheson8036
    @isobelmatheson8036 Місяць тому +3

    I'm lucky enough to live in Spain, and getting great wine for less than €15 a bottle is easy. Maybe do a post about Spanish pink wines, a real secret not generally shared outside the country.

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  Місяць тому

      Great tip! what's your favorite Spanish variety as rosé? - me first! I really love Garnacha rosé!

  • @Roque-Cachamuiña-gs1wd
    @Roque-Cachamuiña-gs1wd Місяць тому +1

    I am Galician and my family has always grown wines, for personal consumption and for friends. When I hear an expert talk about the flavours and aromas of wines, I always remember what my grandfather told me: there are two kinds of wines, those you like and those you don't. As for the variety of grape, you have to take into account that even in the same wine region the same grape can vary greatly depending on the hours of sunshine, altitude, soil, etc. That is why I always talk about wine brands and not varieties. Marqués de Murrieta is a classic, along with Viña Ardanza, they are the clearest examples of RIOJA, they never fail.

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  Місяць тому

      hey, you like... just said this on another video!

    • @Roque-Cachamuiña-gs1wd
      @Roque-Cachamuiña-gs1wd Місяць тому

      Perfect, I think that in the world of wine, just like in gastronomy, we have to forget about philosophy and go for the simple, I like it or I don't like it. In Spain, fortunately, for 25 euros we can find excellent wines in supermarkets and if we are honest we must recognize that the difference in quality between a 25 euro wine and a 500 euro wine a bottle is very subtle and really for a person with an average palate it is not worth the extra cost. Although contrary to what many people say, my experience tells me that even people with little knowledge of wine, when they taste different wines blindly, most choose the best, which is usually the most expensive.

  • @glennjohnson4919
    @glennjohnson4919 2 місяці тому +20

    Darn it, don’t you drive up the costs of Spanish wine. Just kidding, loved the video, and love the wines.

  • @DrinkinItIn
    @DrinkinItIn 2 місяці тому +7

    Definitely a Bierzo fan.
    Your audience is a very cordial bunch. I thought the pitchforks would come out when you pronounced Jumilla.

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  Місяць тому +3

      and also butchered the pronunciation - who-me-yah... I will learn!

    • @DrinkinItIn
      @DrinkinItIn Місяць тому +1

      @@Winefolly It happens to the best of us, we can't all be perfect with all of the different tough to pronounce words out there. I screwed up sommelier recently in a video and knew I would get roasted.

    • @p.informatico1320
      @p.informatico1320 27 днів тому

      @@Winefolly you also butchered tempranillo, but who is counting... lol

  • @rickwezenaar
    @rickwezenaar 2 місяці тому +4

    marques de riscal !🤩

  • @gilbertoravelo
    @gilbertoravelo Місяць тому +2

    The wines of Tenerife are wonderfully authentic. Pre-phylloxera varieties with centuries of history. 100% Recommended!

  • @ROGER-yo9cy
    @ROGER-yo9cy Місяць тому +1

    You're absolutley right with "Garnacha".

    • @ROGER-yo9cy
      @ROGER-yo9cy Місяць тому +2

      But the typical Garnacha are from Aragón more than Navarra.

  • @dtonpbac
    @dtonpbac 2 місяці тому +3

    Thank you for the video! It was a great introduction to Spanish wine.

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  2 місяці тому +1

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @josephmchugh4719
    @josephmchugh4719 25 днів тому

    Great job! I love Spanish wines, especially the Monastrell.

  • @MrJcalvino
    @MrJcalvino Місяць тому +4

    If you really want to try top Garnacha from Spain look out for Priorat and Gredos. Two very different styles but amazing on their own.

    • @SalvaJ3_GB
      @SalvaJ3_GB Місяць тому

      Gredos are producing some of the most interesting wines from new makers. Garnacha, of course.

  • @EmersonQuinton
    @EmersonQuinton 26 днів тому

    Excellent vid, thank you!

  • @javierperezdelgado4999
    @javierperezdelgado4999 Місяць тому +1

    Recomendación de español en precio competitivo: "Samaruco" y "Garum" de Bodegas Luis Pérez. Tinto de tierras de Cádiz. Yes, we do red wine in the Sherry land. De nada. Great vid BTW.

  • @jaimegarcia9408
    @jaimegarcia9408 Місяць тому +1

    Folly, recorded my words, the next hit in the world to spanish wine, is the white godello variety ,of Ribeira sacra, in Galicia, is not albarino to rias baixas, but is top, incredible flauvor, colour, etc and not expansive.

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  Місяць тому

      We just featured one in Wine Folly club by Raul Perez that is soooo soo good!

  • @LL-bl8hd
    @LL-bl8hd 2 місяці тому +1

    You must have read my mind! I was hoping for a Spanish wine guide.

  • @alfonsoherguetagomez1821
    @alfonsoherguetagomez1821 25 днів тому

    Good video, altough I would suggest to make a remark: don't confuse GRAPE variety with WINE variety. A lot of prime Spanish wines are made with a specific "coupage" or mix of grapes. Also, of course, there is another ones made from a monovarietal grapes ( Pedro Ximenez, albariño, monastrell...) but, for instance, Rioja wines are typically made with tempranillo plus syrah, garnacha, cabernet, etc. in a specific proprotion.

  • @fadetounforgiven
    @fadetounforgiven Місяць тому +1

    Nice. As a (really small) producer myself, I suggest you try the white ones.

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  Місяць тому

      Well, I can’t say no to that! I love white wines

  • @debbieelkington1643
    @debbieelkington1643 2 місяці тому +6

    Spanish wine tour w/Madeline! Who’s in?!🍷

  • @tomeullabres5288
    @tomeullabres5288 Місяць тому +1

    You should have tried some wines from Mallorca, specially from DO Binissalem or DO Pla i Llevant. For red wine, I would recommend 4kilos (Pla i Llevant) or Son Agulló (Binissalem). For white wine I would recommend Can Xicatl·là (a white wine made from mantonegro red grapes) or Malvasia (made with a variety that was thought extinct but recently recovered from 6 or 7 plants that survived the phylloxera plague in an old man's garden).

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  Місяць тому

      So interesting these suggestions. Where do you find these in the US

    • @tomeullabres5288
      @tomeullabres5288 Місяць тому

      @@Winefolly Son Agulló and Can Xicatl·la can be found in the US for sure but I don't know where., I don't about if you cand find the others in the US.

    • @tomeullabres5288
      @tomeullabres5288 25 днів тому

      @@Winefolly I've found this american talking about some of the wines I've recommended so maybe you can ask him where to find them ua-cam.com/users/shortsPgvxe5MDyF4

  • @LiiKent
    @LiiKent 2 місяці тому +1

    Casa Castillo makes another wine called Casa Castillo El Molar. That is really an amazing wine for the price. It is about double the one you have in the tasting, so about €18 here, but very much worth it.

  • @IloveJ2AChungHua
    @IloveJ2AChungHua 2 місяці тому +1

    Funny you said that Mencia is not a beginner wine, because I do understand that slightly hay, barnyard sometimes even stewed cabbage aromas (almost sulphur-ish but in the most pleasant way and not badly reduced)... Definitely a wine to be enjoyed best decanted~
    I do however think it is a GREAT beginner wine, especially for someone eager to learn more about the Spanish wine region. Cuz we always have varietals like Carignan which - especially the old vines - can produce some of the funkiest but delicious wines and to me, Mencia would offer more gateway fruitier profile as a starter wine~

  • @ukaszmaksymowicz4579
    @ukaszmaksymowicz4579 2 місяці тому +5

    Casa Castillo is great, but it is from "Hoomia" like in horse 😊 marques de murrieta is great as well, but for this money, I'd rather have viña Ardanza :)

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  2 місяці тому +1

      Always improving my pronunciation!

  • @ROGER-yo9cy
    @ROGER-yo9cy Місяць тому

    Mencía brings you more to Cote du Rhone (Syrah) wines. But it's true, some of them reminds you to Burgundy wines.

  • @welshtoro3256
    @welshtoro3256 2 місяці тому +3

    Great video. Lots of talk about great undiscovered Spanish white wine today but let's big up the great reds outside the norm. Even so, Rioja reds are rocking right now and are fantastic value. Completely agree about Garnacha which is made for Spain. Mencia, and Mouvredre are great wines tailor made for Spain but so are many varieties better known outside Spain. Look to the future when great Petit Vedot, Syrah and Chardonnay are the norm. Glad you did a Listan Negro because I love those wines. More volcanic than those of Italy and great with food.

  • @p.informatico1320
    @p.informatico1320 27 днів тому +1

    One hidden gem you will probably never taste is the "Barrantes" (aka tinto barrantes), a galician hybrid variety very appreciated in the northwest of Spain. It shouldn't be confused with "pazo barrantes" or "vizconde de barrantes", which are white wines (albariño). As with Mencia, the Barrantes isn't a wine for beginners.

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  26 днів тому

      Yep, I had to look that one up! Found an antique blog post circa 2008 describing the wine quite accurately actually! Made fresh (like a Beaujolais but with deep color) and served out of ceramic cups! very cool indeed. Thanks!

  • @apolloguitars
    @apolloguitars 2 дні тому

    I want to try all of these. Side note... Maddy is 🔥and 🧠.

  • @mikaelplaysguitar
    @mikaelplaysguitar 2 місяці тому

    Fun video! Now please do 5 Spanish whites!.

  • @grenmoyo3968
    @grenmoyo3968 2 місяці тому

    I agree, The blend from Mencía is a rough choice for a beginner. Great wine though. I like to stick with a nice Tempranillo from Rioja or a Monstrell when hosting wine tastings for friends and family that arent into wine that much but want to learn more.

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  Місяць тому +1

      see, this is what I was thinking! still, okay to know where we're going yes?

  • @Roy_Semple
    @Roy_Semple 2 місяці тому +1

    Tempranilllo all the way!! What is the name of the book you're using please?

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  2 місяці тому +2

      Sure, the book is called Wine Folly: Magnum Edition. Enjoy!

  • @MrRabsal
    @MrRabsal Місяць тому

    If you like Mencia, try the white wine of the area, GODELLO, its hardcore, and some good VALDEORRAS Godello or Mencia, that's something (I'm cheating my family it's from Valdeorras, but i just can't find another wine that gives me the same experience, the closest some Ribeira Sacra and Bierzo). If you can find a GODELLO from Godeval, expecially the "CEPAS VELLAS" it´s just a dream in a bottle.

  • @anesar
    @anesar Місяць тому +1

    Bu far, best and more prestigious and expensive wine in Spain is Ribera de Duero (Protos, Vega Sicilia...)

    • @jaimegarcia9408
      @jaimegarcia9408 Місяць тому

      Protos IS not more expansive. IS normal price, 15-18 euros. Vega Sicilia yes. The Ribera del Duero more expansive IS Pingus!! A botlle can value 1000 euros!!

  • @runkemartinsen8481
    @runkemartinsen8481 2 місяці тому +2

    Tempranillo=Aragonez in Portugal;-)

    • @jaimegarcia9408
      @jaimegarcia9408 Місяць тому

      Bad called in Portugal. Tempranillo IS not Aragón, IS Rioja. To Aragón original grape IS the garnacha

  • @aykuttellibayraktar8157
    @aykuttellibayraktar8157 2 місяці тому

    I never enjoyed a Mencia 🙁. I wish you had encountered a Garnacha from Campo de Borja which is more indicative of the grape.

  • @meat_loves_wasabi
    @meat_loves_wasabi 2 місяці тому +2

    Argentinian Malbec & Tempranillo are my favourites

  • @jaimegarcia9408
    @jaimegarcia9408 Місяць тому

    Only correction dear. The origin garnacha is not navarra, is Aragón. In medieval age, to this grape is called, tinta aragonesa, " red aragon" the Aragón kingdon extended to mediterránean, in the south of Italy for exámple.

    • @p.informatico1320
      @p.informatico1320 27 днів тому

      Back in the day, Navarra (since 1076), was part of the Aragón Kingdom so...

  • @oswjim
    @oswjim Місяць тому +1

    my fav tempranillo is Toro -- Rioja is overrated -- for Mencia I'm biased (live in the NW of Spain) and like Ribeira Sacra

    • @jaimegarcia9408
      @jaimegarcia9408 Місяць тому

      Overrated rioja? Oh my goodness 😂😂 Márquez de murrieta, castillo ygay, imperial of cune, viña real of cune, Muga, 908 of Rioja alta, Viña tondonia of López de Heredia, viña ardanza etc top top top top , other level.

  • @ROGER-yo9cy
    @ROGER-yo9cy Місяць тому

    Bierzo is the most interesting region in Spain.

  • @p.informatico1320
    @p.informatico1320 27 днів тому +1

    I find hard to believe the prices of those bottles, when I can buy a 36 month aged Valdepeñas (reserva), which is a pretty decent wine (tempranillo), for less than 2$... I see than the "LL" is hard for americans, you should pronounce like the "Y" in yoke, yolk or you. BTW, Tempranillo's origin is in the Valdepeñas area.

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  26 днів тому

      Well, that's a bit oranges to apples? A Valdepeñas is a much different location and also less famous wine region than Rioja. So, even though they are both Tempranillo, they won't be the same in many ways, including economics.
      It's interesting that you say Tempranillo is from Valdepeñas area. You have a link to that study somewhere? I would love to see it! The information I have on it is very generalized in Spain.

  • @jaimegarcia9408
    @jaimegarcia9408 Місяць тому

    The galician albariño is very top top, is the unique white wine in the world see face to face to the best french chardonay.

  • @nikiseminara4345
    @nikiseminara4345 2 місяці тому

    Please can you indicate me the title and the editor of the book that you are using in the video? It seems to me a very useful tool for a sommelier as i am. Thank you

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  2 місяці тому

      Sure thing! It's called Wine Folly: Magnum Edition - and available in 26 languages now!

    • @nikiseminara4345
      @nikiseminara4345 2 місяці тому

      @@Winefolly grazie

  • @lewistwist
    @lewistwist 2 місяці тому

    Around $2+ here in Spain for most CB of the wines

  • @rmnpff
    @rmnpff Місяць тому

    what about southtyrolean wines ?

  • @ROGER-yo9cy
    @ROGER-yo9cy Місяць тому

    American oak is typical in classical Rioja, not in modern ones.

  • @rafa008eh
    @rafa008eh Місяць тому

    I have no enough money for buy & drink all the spanish wine who likes me.

  • @johnholzhey8149
    @johnholzhey8149 2 місяці тому +3

    The J in Spain is pronounced like an H. Got the C right.

  • @maxovgrom
    @maxovgrom Місяць тому

    If you’re blueberry fan you just can not not be a Bierzo and mencia fan!))

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  Місяць тому

      double negative throwdown! nice.

  • @ROGER-yo9cy
    @ROGER-yo9cy Місяць тому

    Monastrell and Syrah is the normal blend in Spain

    • @jaimegarcia9408
      @jaimegarcia9408 Місяць тому

      Noooooo. The normal blend in Spain IS tempranillo with garnacha, or cariñena. Not syrah. And monastrell IS typical to Cataluña, valencia and murcia. The Rioja, Ribera, priorat, toro, Bierzo not monastrell, IS tempranillo, garnacha, cariñena, Mencía.

    • @ROGER-yo9cy
      @ROGER-yo9cy Місяць тому

      @@jaimegarcia9408, 🤣

  • @ROGER-yo9cy
    @ROGER-yo9cy Місяць тому +1

    Casa Castillo is an untipicall Monastrell

  • @QualeQualeson
    @QualeQualeson 2 місяці тому

    I have an associative problem with Spain in that I don't like Tempranillo. I really should get around to tasting some of the others. Is it the terroir or is it the grape? I honestly don't know.

    • @LiiKent
      @LiiKent 2 місяці тому +1

      Tempranillo is the grape. However there are so many expressions of tempranillo, so you should try some other wines made on this grape. You might find something you like 😊

    • @QualeQualeson
      @QualeQualeson 2 місяці тому

      @@LiiKent I tried quite a few, because Spanish quality wine is very affordable comparatively. And the thing about them is that they _all_ contain a very specific and quite dominant flavour note. I can't put my finger on what it is exactly, it's a kind of tart, berry like thing that actually offends my palate, which not many things do. After the last attempt, which was a fine Rijoa (80% Temp. 20% Garn.) that scored 94pts at one of my sources, I decided that enough is enough. I don't have to like all wine. It'd be like eating eggplant over and over and heave every time. There are SO many wines I like that I want to explore more instead. But hey, thanks for the encouragement :) If you think Tempranillo is THE grape, could be you love that exact taste that I can't stand.

  • @jmcangas
    @jmcangas Місяць тому

    Bierzo es el mejor vino de España en este momento. Estamos ya muy hartitos de Riojas que ya saben a siglo XX, y el Ribera ya está pasandose de moda. Beber Mencía!
    Bierzo is the best wine in Spain at the moment. We are done with Riojas that taste like old 20th century, and Ribera is already going out of fashion. Drink Mencía!

    • @jaimegarcia9408
      @jaimegarcia9408 Місяць тому +1

      Madre mía, comentario de alguien nuevo en esto del vino que no ha bebido buenos riojas en su vida. Hay pocos vinos no en España sino en el mundo que superen un castillo de ygay de Márquez de murrieta, o un 908 de rioja alta o un imperial de bodegas cune, por no hablar de joyas como muga etc y ribera no va a pasar de moda porque hacen vinos redondos como en pocos sitios del mundo, vega Sicilia siempre va a ser vega Sicilia y pesquera lo mismo. Tienen los españoles la enorme suerte de tener posiblemente el país con más variedades de uvas y diferentes tipos de vino del mundo. Para resaltar a los vinos del bierzo con la Mencía no hace falta que eches pestes de rioja o de ribera del Duero, llevan siglos haciendo vinos impresionantes y lo van a seguir haciendo. Tú comentario es de alguien nuevo en esto.

  • @Jaimen403
    @Jaimen403 Місяць тому

    😂😂😂

  • @rafa008eh
    @rafa008eh Місяць тому

    Whomilla is right no Youmilla 🤣🤣🤣

  • @ROGER-yo9cy
    @ROGER-yo9cy Місяць тому

    Strange choice 😬

  • @carlvazq
    @carlvazq Місяць тому

    It'a a shame how she pronounce Spanish!

    • @Winefolly
      @Winefolly  Місяць тому

      She certainly is shameful indeed.

  • @brucerichardson893
    @brucerichardson893 2 місяці тому +1

    Try checking the pronunciation before recording - it's not that hard ...

    • @aykuttellibayraktar8157
      @aykuttellibayraktar8157 2 місяці тому

      You mean Jumilla pronounciation? J is pronounced as H in Spanish, so it was supposed to be pronounced something like who-milla. But maybe incorrect pronunciation serves its purpose better to introduce Spanish wines to non-Spanish 🙂

    • @jamielumm9583
      @jamielumm9583 Місяць тому

      Try not mansplaining. It’s not that hard.