September 2025 Blanco Y Branco Wine Club

Jimbro 2021 Puesta En Cruz  Regular Price: $36.99 Club Price: $31.44 Buy Now

Arribes del Duero is one of Spain’s most remote and striking wine landscapes, tucked along the natural park that borders Portugal in western Castilla y León. Here the Duero River cuts a deep canyon through granite and schist, creating wild terraces that have resisted mechanization for centuries. Vines cling to impossibly steep slopes, worked by hand and mule, and the region has remained largely untouched by the waves of modernization that swept other parts of Spain. The result is a viticultural preserve where biodiversity thrives and old vines of long-forgotten grapes survive against the odds, producing wines that speak with a raw, authentic voice of place.

Bodegas Jimbro was born in 2010 out of a group of friends who wanted to honor this landscape by preserving its ancient vineyards and reviving the nearly lost heritage of Arribes. From the start, the project has been rooted in organic viticulture and minimal intervention, with an emphasis on sustainability that even extends to ecological beekeeping. Their winery is small in scale but ambitious in vision, seeking not to replicate more famous Spanish styles but to capture the essence of these rugged terraces and the rare grapes that grow on them. Production is painstakingly artisanal, often measured in just a few thousand bottles, each one carrying the weight of history and the passion of the people behind it.  In addition to the wines, we can't wait to bring you their organic honey to you at some point in the future. 

The true treasures of Jimbro lie in the unique varieties they champion, grapes that exist almost nowhere else. Chief among them is Bruñal, a grape nearly extinct until rescued from century-old vines in Fermoselle, yielding wines of profound concentration, sweet tannins, and haunting elegance. Alongside it, they craft reds from blends including Rufete and Juan García, both indigenous to the Duero’s far-flung corners, lending aromatic lift and rustic charm. For whites, Jimbro works with Puesta en Cruz, genetically linked to Portugal’s Rabigato but nearly unknown in Spain, producing whites of piercing acidity and remarkable longevity. These grapes are not just curiosities; they are living fossils of Iberia’s wine past, and in Jimbro’s hands, they are given a modern stage without losing their authenticity.

We’re especially thrilled to share that The Spanish Table is the first wine shop on the West Coast to feature the wines of Jimbro. Our friend Juan Antonio Pérez discovered this remarkable estate and has taken it on as a personal project to introduce them to the U.S., and we couldn’t be prouder to be the first to carry them. From the very first tasting, we were floored not only by the sheer quality of each bottle, but also by their uniqueness—the combination of a relatively unknown region and truly exotic, nearly forgotten varietals makes them unlike anything else in our portfolio. Add to that the winery’s charming bee logo and thoughtful, organic philosophy, and the entire package captured our hearts as much as our palates. It is rare that a single estate "stacks" our whole club, but this one is worth it.

Jimbro's Puesta en Cruz is one of Spain’s rarest white wines, made entirely from the autochthonous grape of the same name. Closely related to Portugal’s Rabigato, it delivers piercing acidity and a crystalline mineral backbone when grown on these granite terraces. Jimbro gives it a thoughtful élevage in French oak with lees aging, which layers in texture without masking the grape’s natural intensity. Aromas of citrus, white flowers, and a salty edge carry through to a long, elegant finish that promises years of graceful evolution. It is very reminiscent of Filipa Pato's Bical's from Bairrada, albeit with a bit more heft and more pronounced yellow bees wax tone (how a-propo given the label).  This wine was a stunner, the kind you return sip after sip, trying to discover and study why you like it so much.  It's one I will be sure to put in my cellar.  I hope you enjoy it and come back for more.  I think it will make any fleshier, slighly oiler seafood a very merry companion and should lend itself to a great "discovery" conversation with a good friend or two.  - BMS

Jimbro 2022 Origen Blanco Regular Price: $26.99 Club Price: $22.94 Buy Now

One of the great joys of curating a wine shop is sharing the hidden gems we stumble across. As responsible business managers, a good chunk of our selection is composed of familiar crowd favorites, often from familiar regions. However, delicious wine is made all over the Iberian Peninsula, and we’re always happy to showcase an underrepresented region. The Jimbro World project is a great example of and advocate for what the Arribes del Duero region has to offer. 

We should also mention that we share a personal connection to this wine. Juan is a longtime friend of The Spanish Table and our go-to cortador (Jamón carver) for events. I personally got to meet Juan at a wine and charcuterie event in Sonoma during my first month at the Spanish Table. After talking for a bit we realized we had both previously worked at another Bay Area wine institution, the Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant, albeit at different times. To this day he is still close friends with many of my mentors at the FPWM. Returning to the wine in question, he also is the sole distributor in California for the Jimbro World Project. 

Jimbro began as a collaborative effort between friends to showcase natural products from the Arribes de Duero Natural Park, in the southwest corner of Castilla y León. In addition to beautiful wines, they also produce honey, and the bees they work with are the inspiration behind their branding. The project began in 2010 when the team purchased a swath of micro parcels in the towns of Fermoselle and Pinilla de Fermoselle. Today, the winery manages 32 plots which collectively cover only around 24 hectares. In recent years, Jimbro has upped their focus on producing and preserving local, endangered grape varieties, such as Bruñal, Puesta en Cruz, and Rufete, alongside slightly more common varieties such as Juan García, and Malvasía. 

The Origen Blanco is their entry level, everyday white. A blend of Puesta en Cruz and Malvasía, white is left to age on the dead yeast cells for 18 months for a touch of softness, but otherwise lets the fruit speak for itself. The nose is charming and reminiscent of Chenin Blanc. White flowers, honeysuckle and tart citrus greet the drinker gently. The palate contains much more crunchy white-fleshed orchard fruit and granitic minerality. There is a touch of savory herbatiousness and astringency on the finish, but ultimately the wine can be paired with or without food. If you do choose to pair the wine, aim for white mild fish and fresh herbs, or if you’re open to a more technical dish, monkfish or cod in Pil-Pil Sauce! - JS