The Calvestra Estate is located at an impressive 900 metres above the Mediterranean. You may not yet have heard of the Merseguera grape variety, but if you think of a Chardonnay, Roussanne and Viognier blend, you will not be far away. A year’s ageing in Burgundian barrels adds mealy softly honeyed notes to a citric core, and gentle hints of cinnamon and clove adorn the back palate in deference to the prospect of a dignified development. 
Simon Field MW - Wine Buyer

Cérvoles is an altitutidinous “boutique” bodega owned by Castell del Remei, one of the great Catalonian bodegas and the leading property in the denominación of Costers del Segre. Bordering Priorat, this property produces some of the most fascinating wines in Spain.

A blend of 45 percent Chardonnay and 55 percent Macabeo, fermented and matured in Allier wood, the latter for eight months, the 2013 Cérvoles is typically complex, with aromas of nutmeg and grapefruit and a generous leesy mouthfeel, which marries white-fleshed fruits with hints of pineapple, brioche and almond.

The west-facing vines relished the afternoon sun in this temperamental vintage and the wine is suitably lifted and fragrant. Notes of balsam, black tea and cassis are all entwined and a cool, sophisticated mid-palate promises great things. 
Simon Field - Wine Buyer

Álvaro Palacios and Ricardo Perez have worked hard since 1998 to build the reputation of their Bierzo vineyards, using Priorat as a role model and Mencía, rather than Garnacha, as a calling card. The modus operandi is not dissimilar however, with organic viticulture, minimal intervention and neither fining not filtration employed.

Exhibiting darker characteristics than Las Lamas or Villa de Corullón, the 2013 Moncerbal also shows glimpses of sweet tobacco leaf and a wonderful feminine lift in the latter stages of the mid-palate which draws one into the elegant finish. There is a density to the tannins and integration of oak which will ensure this is very enjoyable after a further two to three years in the cellar and at least five after that.

Bierzo's principal grape is the obscure, indigenous red variety Mencía. While Bierzo is a relatively new wine appellation (a DO since 1989), it has a wealth of very old vines, planted on extremely steep hillsides, and in this respect it much resembles the Priorat region. Alvaro Palacios, with his nephew Ricardo Perez, established Descendientes de J. Palacios in 1998 in the village of Villafranca del Bierzo.

This is almost the definitive expression of Mencía, its vines perched on a stark vineyard of pure schist. Typically aromatic, this Mencía combines concentration with remarkable finesse. Floral notes lead to dark, well-defined blueberry and blackberry fruit. It has lovely depth, but is linear in style, so you’ll experience a luxurious glide along the palate. There is a real lightness of touch on show here. Very classy indeed.

From a single parcel of vines, La Faraona is the best Mencia on the market. The nose is beautiful with heady violets, lavender, crushed rocks and forest floor. Alongside the abundance of aromatics, this has fleshy, ripe fruit flavours and captivating smoky oak notes from the 600-litre barrels. The minerality keeps everything fresh and pure but a powerful structure suggests this will be a long lived one. This has such a long finish, showing all the details and layers you expect in exceptional wine.
Laura Atkinson - Private Account Manager

Outstanding in every way, El Pisón is still swathed in oak and youthful insouciance; its potential cannot be hidden, however. For me it has now joined the rather small coterie of world wines, of which, paradoxically, both expectation and experience seem to increase every year. 
Simon Field - Wine Buyer

The nose is aromatic, expressive and open, quite perfumed and subtle, with no traces of oak (the wine now ages in used barriques); even the spices are very much in the background. The Pingus vineyards behaved quite well in a difficult vintage, as great vineyards are a lot more homogeneous, so the vines are very balanced: the two vineyards used for Pingus, San Cristobal and Barroso, were planted in 1929 with two different massale selections. The palate is also approachable and gentle, with very good acidity and very fine tannins, elegance and character. I think there will be very few (or none!) wines in Ribera in 2013 like this Pingus. Well done!
Luis Gutiérrez - The Wine Advocate #22, Oct 2015