Bodegas y Vinedos Luna Beberide ART Bierzo 2018

This is truly an insider Bierzo red we’ve been loving for years here at First Bottle, and the 2018 is one of the very best yet. The cherry on top of this great, complex, immensely enjoyable wine is the PRICE! We direct-import it for over 50% OFF what you’d pay elsewhere, and boy, it does deliver! Frankly, this is one of the best deals of the year, as this is an epiphany level wine. This is one of the hottest and fastest growing categories in the wine world right now (especially among young sommeliers), and Luna Beberide is at the front of the pack. Only 35 cases to sell!

The winery was established in 1987, but its Mencia vineyards (Mencia is a wonderful indigenous red found only in Spain and Portugal) are distinguished by age --70-plus years old on average. Alejandro Luna, who is in charge of operations here, is one of the region’s most influential vintners --- just read the review below to get a sense of the critical acclaim he is garnering! This is a star on the rise!

A terrific no-brainer that we are happy to have enough to share with you...as noted, we drink most of it ourselves..!

PAIRING IDEAS: We’d go with some killer marinated chicken skewers for this one, make sure you have a lot of onions and mushrooms and peppers on it too!

MUSIC SUGGESTIONS: Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats have a new album called "The Future"... Check it out!