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Bodegas Sentencia Lluvia Ancestral de Bobal 2022
Utiel-Requena, Valencia and Murcia, SpainAlberto Pedrón comes from a long line of vine growers in Los Pedrones, a village of fewer than 200 inhabitants in the comarca of Utiel-Requena, Valencia. Over the years, many of these familial plots fell victim to the restructuring of Spanish vineyard land, whereby old plantations were pulled up and replanted with higher-yielding varieties from other parts of the world. In 2006, a 6-hectare plantation that had been tended by Alberto’s father, grandfather and great-grandfather was similarly “sentenced to death”, and he decided to take action. To save the vineyard and, by extension, a way of working and living, he would resurrect the family bodega. This ancestral method fizz is from 30+ year old organic Bobal vines, rooted in limestone. It was made without any additives, and disgorged February 2023. Tart and crisp, with perfumed pomegranate, rhubarb skipping across the light, buzzy palate, finishing bone dry with a stony shimmer. Authentic and modern view on this historic grape.Tasted: 26 September 2024Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| ON | $31.00 | 750ml | consignment |
Grape: Bobal
