La Mancha & Valdepenas wines
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With half of Spanish wines coming from these regions, it would be remiss to ignore them, but they have suffered from a poor reputation over the years. Most of the wine goes through co-operatives and is sold on cheaply to be drunk immediately.
The main grape variety is Airen in La Mancha and it is nothing to write home about.
Wines from Valdepenas tend to be of much better quality and made from the Tempranillo grape. They therefore age well and benefit from a few months in oak barrels to give them a more rounded and smoky flavour.
One of Majestic's best value wines comes from Valdepenas and has been a great seller for them over the years.
Senorio de Los Llanos is a Gran Reserva made from a blend of Garnacha and Tempranillo. The five years of ageing give it a really rounded flavour and since it normally retails at under a fiver a bottle, it's worth snapping up for every day drinking.
Learn more about Spanish wine vintages here.
