El Castro de Valtuille 2011 Mencia Joven Bierzo, 14%, €13.50

Smooth dark fruits and liquorice. Wonderful complex wine at an amazingly cheap price. Stockists: Baggot Street Wines, 64wine, Glasthule; Red Island, Skerries.

John Wilson

John Wilson

John Wilson, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a wine critic