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Is this the world's most underpriced wine? Definitely a top contender. Not rated yet. Both 2011 and 2012 vintage received 93 points from Wine Enthusiast. Bodegas Franco-Españolas  was born in 1890 as the union between France and Spain at a peak moment in Rioja, when the French came to the region trying to replace their vineyards devastated by the phylloxera disease. It was the origin of the “fino wines of Rioja”. In 2015 the winery celebrated its 125th anniversary and in 2016,  Borja Eguizábal  assumes management, giving way to the third generation of the Eguizábal family as owners of...

All new oak barrels used (70% French/ 30% American). Quite extraordinary for a wine of such modest pricing. Decanter World Wine Awards 2023, Gold Medal and 95 points. "Leafy, black fruit, earth and leather aromas. The palate is juicy with rounded, ripe tannins and some firmness of oak at this stage. Has the potential to evolve gracefully. Long, elegat finish." Gold Medal, Brussels Concourse Mondial 2022. Gold Medal Mundus Vini 2022. Ageing: The wine has remained in French and American oak barrels for 12 months during which the traditional barrel-to-barrel transfer has proceeded every 6 months. Tasting: It shows cherry red with a...

Gold Medal, Brussels Concourse Mondiale 2022. Decanter World Wine awards 2023, Silver Medal, 91 points. Ageing: The wine takes 3 months in French and American oak barrels from which we obtain an excellent symbiosis of fruits and wood. Tasting: The wine is of cherry red with a scent of red fruits with wooden flavor. It tastes velvety, soft in the mouth with a persistent aftertaste.   #VAL