Double Gold @ NZIWS

97 POINTS: New Zealand International Wine Show 2024

"From 45-60-year-old organic vines - this inky, powerful, full-bodied red is hard to believe for the price. A real find!",  Steve Bennett, MW

Flavoursome, full-bodied, deep in colour with a broad range of ripe dark fruit and fresh wild grass. Soft, juicy tannins and good levels of natural acidity combine to offer a wine full of flavours.

750-900 metres altitude, 45-60 year old dry-farmed goblet vines planted in cool, sandy plots to obtain a wine with sweeter tannins while preserving the fruit on the palate. Organic farming methods, soils poor in nutrients and rich in limestone, low rainfall, average yield of 1.2-1.5 kg of grapes per vine. Winery

Bodegas Piqueras was founded in 1915 by Mario Bonete, one of the driving forces behind the creation of Almansa DO. in south-east Spain (100 kilometres inland from Valencia.) Today, Mario's sons look after the estate, with the goal of producing eminent wines at fantastic prices.