This very, very strong value wine shows the hearty honesty of the Bobal variety sourced from older vines in the area...
Bovale (Issac Fernandez), Utiel-Requena (Valencia, Spain) Bobal 2016
I was fortunate to travel to Utiel-Requena in March of this year to learn about Bobal, the most extensively planted of all...
Bodegas Vibe, Utiel-Requena (Valencia, Spain) Tardana 2018
When’s the last time you tasted a wine made from Tardana? I’d have been hard-pressed to answer that...
Pago de Tharsys, Utiel-Requena (Valencia, Spain) 2013
This house makes amazing bubbly from Bobal, and though a $45 price tag will make almost anybody wonder if they...
Pago de Tharsys / Carlota Suria, Utiel-Requena (Valencia, Spain) Chardonnay 2017
Granted, there’s no worldwide shortage of Chardonnay, but we can never get too many excellent examples at affordable...
Bodegas Vibe, Utiel-Requena (Valencia, Spain) Bobal 2017
Terrific wine made from 65 year-old vines, with just exactly the right kiss of oak. This sees eight months in French...
Bodegas Vibe, Utiel-Requena (Valencia, Spain) 2016
This wine shows more rusticity than most bottlings of Bobal, but that’s a side worth seeing. The texture is a...
Valsangiacomo, Utiel-Requena (Valencia, Spain) 2017
This un-oaked rendition of Bobal shows just how good this variety can be, even without any winemaking enhancements. ...
Sierra Norte, Utiel-Requena (Valencia, Spain) Bobal 2015
Made entirely from Bobal fruit grown up at some of the highest elevations in the appellation, over 2,900 feet. The...
Valsangiacomo, Utiel-Requena (Valencia, Spain) Bobal 2014
This wine is still showing brilliant, deep color at nearly five years of age, which gets it off to an impressive...
Sierra Norte, Utiel-Requena (Valencia, Spain) 2015
This is a big, serious wine crafted from 63% Bobal and 37% Cabernet Sauvignon made from old vines (60 and 40 years for the...
Dominio de la Vega, Utiel-Requena (Valencia, Spain) Bobal 2014
Anyone who doubts that Bobal can make great wine should taste this, which will bring an abrupt end to the argument. ...