Valencia

A soft, floral nose meets with fresh brambles, blueberries and blackberry crumble on the palate in this wine born of 40-year-old Monastrell vines, indigenous of the region. Tucked into the Els Alforins valley, the high altitude and sweeping Mediterranean winds keep the wine light and the tannins soft and round, while the blend of 20% Cabernet adds structure and succulence. Delicious with a light, late summer barbecue, or simply on its own as an apéritif.
Georgina Haacke, Buying Team

Bodega los Frailes has been in the hands of the Velázquez family since 1771. The bodega’s 2015 Monastrell exhibits red cherry and darker fruit aromas, as well as a hint of gariga. It is generous and warming, without being heady – altitude, a steady breeze from the Mediterranean and assiduous work in the vineyards see to that.
Will Heslop - Buyer

One word summarises the Mustiguillo message and that is Bobal, one of the greatest and most under-rated Spanish grape varieties, now on the cusp of a renaissance. Mustiguillo is a family project, dedicated to organic viticulture and the pursuit of elegance and finesse rather than excess oak and the like. A well-rehearsed mantra maybe, but one that does not have many adherents of such pedigree.

Bobal is a renascent southern Spanish variety and nowhere is it better handled than at Mustiguillo. In this fruit-driven example, the dark berry fruit and earthy notes are blended with Tempranillo and other international varieties for a wine of immediate pleasure in a dense, ripe, prune and cinnamon compôte. 

One word summarises the Mustiguillo message and that is Bobal, one of the greatest and most under-rated Spanish grape varieties, now on the cusp of a renaissance. Mustiguillo is a family project, dedicated to organic viticulture and the pursuit of elegance and finesse rather than excess oak and the like. A well-rehearsed mantra maybe, but one that does not have many adherents of such pedigree.

Located on terraced escarpments of ancient Dolomite limestone, the vineyards of Quincha Corral are seen by many as the definitive statement of the Bobal varietal. The bonus of the superlative 2012 vintage underlines this statement with a deeply coloured wine, its rich, smoky, floral aromas and luxuriant, grippy mouth-feel harnessing an ensemble that has a long and successful life to look forward to.

The Calvestra Estate is located at an impressive 900 metres above the Mediterranean. You may not yet have heard of the Merseguera grape variety, but if you think of a Chardonnay, Roussanne and Viognier blend, you will not be far away. A year’s ageing in Burgundian barrels adds mealy softly honeyed notes to a citric core, and gentle hints of cinnamon and clove adorn the back palate in deference to the prospect of a dignified development. 
Simon Field MW - Wine Buyer