Teso La Monja Almirez given 94/100 (only £13.78 a bottle)

Señor Parker recently posted a piece about the number of great value Spanish wines on a particular American importers list.  He refers to them as a  reference point for some of the finest wines emerging from Spain. Top of his list of red wines was none other than J&B favourite, Teso La Monja Almirez, from the great Eguren clan, which at £57.50 per six under bond has to be the cheapest 94 point wine on our list.

Almirez, Teso La Monja, Toro 2010 - 94/100
"Even richer is the 2010 Almirez, which comes from a vineyard planted at an altitude of 2,300 feet. Yields were 18 hectoliters per hectare, and the wine was aged 12 months in mostly French oak (30% new). This fabulous, inky/purple-colored wine exhibits notes of violets, graphite, licorice, blackberries and cassis. Full-bodied and rich with silky tannins as well as abundant minerality, this super-rich, full-throttle 2010 can be enjoyed over the next decade.

These are two extraordinary wines produced by the Eguren family in the province of Zamora in Toro. Readers who love full-flavored, robust, exuberant red wines will adore these two 2010s."