WSET Spain 12 Bottles Pack

1. Galicia – Rías Baixas – Albariño

Bodegas Montecillo Albariño Rías Baixas

Chosen to represent Spain’s benchmark Atlantic white wine style. High acidity, citrus, stone fruit and saline freshness make it essential for studying maritime climate influence and aromatic cool-climate white varieties in WSET.

2. Rueda – Verdejo

Nisia 2024

Selected to illustrate Spain’s leading continental white wine style. Verdejo’s citrus, herbal and textured profile makes it ideal for studying aromatic varieties, continental climates and the balance between freshness and ripeness.

3. Cataluña – Priorat

Ferrer Bobet Vinyes Velles 2020

Chosen to represent Spain’s powerful Mediterranean reds. Concentrated fruit, firm tannins and mineral intensity demonstrate old vines, slate soils (llicorella) and the influence of warm climate on structure and ripeness.

4. Cataluña – Cava

Ars Collecta Blanc de Noirs 2019

Selected to study Spain’s flagship traditional-method sparkling wine. Fine mousse, autolytic complexity and freshness make it ideal for understanding bottle fermentation, lees ageing and premium Cava production in WSET.

5. Castilla y León – Bierzo – Mencía

Castro Ventosa Valtuille El Valde Godello 2022

Chosen to represent Spain’s fresher northwestern styles. High acidity, mineral tension and elegant fruit profile make it useful for studying Atlantic influence, indigenous varieties and regional diversity beyond Rioja and Ribera.

6. País Vasco – Txakoli de Bizkaia

Península Vino Atlántico 2022

Selected to illustrate extreme Atlantic freshness. Light body, very high acidity and citrus character make it ideal for understanding cool maritime climates and Spain’s lighter, lower-alcohol wine styles.

7. Rioja – Crianza – Tempranillo

Lecea Crianza

Chosen as a benchmark traditional Rioja style. Red fruit, vanilla oak influence and balanced structure make it essential for studying ageing categories, Tempranillo typicity and American oak maturation in WSET.

8. Rioja – Gran Reserva – Tempranillo

Lecea Gran Reserva

Selected to contrast directly with Rioja Crianza. Longer ageing produces tertiary complexity, softer tannins and greater savoury character, making it ideal for understanding Rioja classification and maturation impact on style.

9. Castilla y León – Ribera del Duero – Tempranillo

El Portillo 2022

Chosen to represent a more powerful expression of Tempranillo. Ripe black fruit, firm tannins and fuller body demonstrate altitude, continental climate and stylistic differences compared with Rioja.

10. Navarra – Garnacha

Domaines Lupier La Dama 2023

Selected to showcase Garnacha outside Priorat and Rioja. Ripe red fruit, spice and generous texture make it useful for studying Mediterranean influence, varietal expression and regional diversity within Spanish reds.

11. Jerez – Fino

Lustau Jarana Fino

Chosen to study biological ageing under flor. Dry, saline and almond-driven, it is essential for understanding fortification, solera ageing and the distinctive freshness of biologically aged Sherry styles.

12. Jerez – Oloroso

González Byass Matusalem Oloroso Viejo

Selected to contrast with Fino and demonstrate oxidative ageing. Concentrated nutty, caramel and dried fruit notes make it ideal for studying Sherry production methods and the impact of oxidation on fortified wine style.