Bo Bobal Único 2011

SWIC score: 88 (JMG)

Tasting notes: Cinnamon, black cherry, tobacco leaf, warm, direct. 
Available: QC (SAQ 11676680 - $ 15.75)

 

Winery: Vicente Gandía

Region: D.O. Utiel-Requena (Com. Valenciana)

Varieties: 100% Bobal

Ageing: 9 months in French oak barrels

Alcohol level: 13.5% alc./vol.

Bobal has recently been rediscovered as a suitable grape for high quality wines, after a long period of ostracism. It is one of the most spread varieties of Spain, especially well adapted to the Levant territories. Utiel-Requena has probably the best examples of new style Bobal wines. The 125-years-old winery Bodegas Vicente Gandía produces its Bo Bobal Único 2011 after intensely working in the vineyards. Then the vinification includes a pretty long maceration process and 9 months of ageing in French oak barrels (from Allier). They define this wine as the essence of their vineyards.

Vintage tasted: 2011 (February 2013)