We rush down the Douro Valley to head towards Spain and get up into the Pyrenees foothills, to Somontano, where we catch up with a long-term friend of the club: Tom Holt.

Paso-Primero is his award-winning wine project, where he makes wines, mainly from local varieties of grapes, in a low intervention style but with one guiding star... that they're the kind of approachable, lovable wines that he wants to drink day in, day out, rather than trying to appeal to the Zeitgeist or critics. That's a message we wholly buy into! 

This Rosado is one for all seasons, not just the summer. With a vibrant, bright colour, it's unashamedly big on flavour and character. We absolutely love this one. So... one last trip to get back to England, and on to London where we think we've done a pretty good job at showing off the incredible diversity of wine in 24 days!!

Style

Unashamedly big and bold – both in terms of fruit and colour!

Pairing

The ultimate wine for snacking. We know, we’ve done the research! For us, it’s bacon frazzles every time.

Moment

Rosado always gets ‘seasonalised’, so it peaks in most people’s minds in summer but for us this is the snack king. If there’s a bowl of crisps on the go, Paso-Primero Rosado will be ideal company.

Insight

Completely disregarding modern rosé trends, this wine has developed a cult following and become an invaluable addition to our portfolio. It is the only wine to outsell our Paso-Primero Tinto and has had more column inches written about it than any other wine we’ve made.

Grapes: Merlot, Tempranillo, Syrah

Region: Somontano

Country: Spain

ABV: 13%

Vintage: 2023