A Spanish wine of exceptional quality, this wine is served in the Spanish Parador hotels. If you have every stayed in one of these fantastic historic buildings you will know that is recommendation enough. Each bottle carries its own number and authentication mark. Roasted pistachio and woody vegetation aromas, with slightly chalky, flinty, minerally, roasted nut flavour on the palate.

Tannin is a natural substance found in many plants (including grapes and tea leaves) that produce an astringent, mouth puckering sensation. Tannins are common in most fine young red wines and help form natural preservatives that allow wines to develop and age; with time, they smooth out and disappear.

UK researchers have zeroed in on compounds in red wine that battle a protein linked to heart disease -- a finding that provides clues to why the French have relatively low rates of heart disease despite a national diet rich in creamy cheese and buttery desserts.