Wine of the week: A vibrant red for the spring

2010 Luna Beberide, Finca La Cuesta, Bierzo, Spain (£12.90, Grey's Fine Foods, 01423-358159, Greysfinefoods.com).

Do MoneyWeek readers have the finest palates in the country? I would venture that you do. I often receive reports from wine merchants up and down the country who have been contacted by you, looking to fill your cellars with wines that I have written up, and they are always delighted with these new relationships. This week the tables have been turned.

lvaro del Portillo, a devoted MoneyWeek disciple, contacted me about his company, Grey's Fine Foods, and he sent me a selection of his finest Spanish wines in the hope that they would pass muster.

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Finca La Cuesta was the pick of the reds and it is a stunning example of the rare menca grape. With vibrant red cherry fruit and a pulse-racing slickness of texture, this is an impressive wine. Think of turbo-charged, top end Beaujolais with Iberian flair! This is set to be my spring/summer red of choice.

If you would like to taste a first class txakoli, Spain's hyperactive version of muscadet, then 2011 Zudugarai (£10.50) is a hilariously nervy example, too. Thank you, readers, for your wine recommendations.

Matthew Jukes is a winner of the International Wine & Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year (www.matthewjukes.com).