September 2025 Blanco Y Tinto Wine Club

Jimbro 2019 "3" 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 3 brings together the three hallmark grapes of Arribes—Bruñal, Rufete, and Juan García—from old vines scattered across Fermoselle, Pinilla, and Aldeadávila. The blend is vibrant and expressive, with the depth and dark fruit of Bruñal, the lifted aromatics of Rufete, and the rustic, spicy edge of Juan García. The result is a wine that feels both wild and polished, with notes of dried flowers, ripe berries, and a subtle herbal character carried on fine, persistent tannins.  Out of the four Jimbro wines, the "3" was my personal favorite.  Unlike any red I've had of late, and every since the "Pirita" Juan Garcia a few clubs back, this corner of Spain and these grapes have won my hear.  I hope they win yours, too!  - BMS 

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

Please refer to the writeup of the Jimbro estate (above) and to the Crianza Club writeups to learn more about how we discovered this estate.  As mentioned there, it's rare that we let a single winery dominate the club, but this time it was 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.  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.