The wine: This is a fruity and very approachable young wine with primary fruit flavours of black cherries and blackcurrants. It's soft and ample in the mouth and very fresh.

The story: For many people, Spain is one of the most exciting wine countries of all at the moment. Better and better quality wine is coming from numerous regions that were little thought of in terms of quality even just a few years ago. One such region is Cigales. That for its top wines Valdelosfrailes has vines of 75 and even 100 years old shows its total commitment to quality. The grapes are hand-picked and there is a top quality ultra-modern winery. The grapes for the cheaper wines like this Joven, of course, come from the younger vineyards but the same drive for quality is there.