Castilla-La Mancha 'Aurora' 2023, Finca Sandoval

Finca Sandoval is a historic estate in Castilla la Mancha owned by late great Spanish wine writer Victor de la Serna, that has had new life breathed into it with the arrival of one of Spain's brightest young winemakers, Javi Revert. The ancient Bobal vineyards of Finca Sandoval are co-planted with a wide range of red and white varieties. While the most common is Albilla Manchego (more commonly called Albillo de Albacete), there is also Marisancho (Pardillo), Tortosí (Blanco Castellano), and Trepadell. Rather than let these varieties go unheralded, Javi Revert opted to make an ancestral white wine by co-fermenting them for this beautifully vivid Mediterranean white; think citrus peel, fennel, rosemary, sea salt and apricot all coming together, with a sapid texture and amazing length. Truly brilliant wine.