Details

  • Type: Red
  • Country: Spain
  • Region: Spain
  • Vintage: 2018
  • Producer: Casa Rojo
  • Primary grape: Monastrell
  • Secondary grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Bottle size: 75cl
  • Code: 39382
  • Organic Organic
  • Ethical Ethical
  • Vegetarian Vegetarian
  • Vegan Vegan
  • Sulphites Sulphites

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Expression

Spicy, peppery, warming reds

Cooked Red Meat
Roasted Aubergine
  • Brie de Meaux, creamy blue cheeses e.g. cambozola. Emmenthal, Cheshire. Mature hard cheeses e.g. Cheddar. Munster
  • Black pepper, cloves, coriander, fennel, ginger, nutmeg, paprika, rosemary, thyme
  • Seared, grilled, roasted, braised game: boar, duck, goose, grouse, pheasant, venison. Beef, lamb, sausages
  • BBQ, bolognese, creambased sauces, lasagna, pepper or chilli sauces to turn up the heat
  • Spicy wine intensifies heat with Mexican mole, Tex-Mex or dishes with chipotle peppers, chilli con carne.
  • Spicy salads that support meat or spices e.g. red pepper, black bean and sweetcorn. Stuffed aubergine

About the Wine

This wonderful red Wine by Casa Rojo is crafted in the Valle de la Raja area of Murcia. This wine is exclusively distributed through Matthew Clark. Available in 75cl bottles, supplied by Casa Rojo. Viñas Bastardas Valle de la Raja, Casa Rojo is an interesting wine, made from Monastrell grapes. This wine has a cork closure and is like many wines in our list, this wine is suitable for vegan diets.

Cabernet Sauvignon

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A full bodied and powerful grape variety with a lot of tannin. It ages very well and like Merlot is bottled as a single varietal or used to give blended wines ‘backbone’ structure and longevity. Classic flavour characteristics include blackcurrant, black cherry, green pepper, chocolate and cedar wood.

Flavours:

  • Black Cherry Black Cherry
  • Black Currant Black Currant
  • Cedar Cedar
  • Chocolate Chocolate
  • Green Peppercorn Green Peppercorn

Monastrell

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A deeply bold, smoky red wine found in abundance in Central Spain and Southern France (where it’s known as Mourvèdre).

Flavours:

  • Black Pepper Black Pepper
  • Blackberry Blackberry
  • Cocoa Cocoa
  • Roasted Meat Roasted Meat
  • Tobacco Tobacco
Casa Rojo

The Casa Rojo team take a creative approach to the whole business of wine, building a sense of fun and spirit into an immersive experience with grape and terroir. The passion of these ‘wine designers’ can be experienced through a joyful journey to seven regions to meet some of the native grapes that are grown there.

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The Country

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Spain

Spain has a huge number of unusual and captivating regions aside from the beautiful Rioja. Whilst tradition remains, some producers are really pushing boundaries making Spain one country to keep coming back to.

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