Finca Sandoval "Fundamentalista" Manchuela 2022

A beautifully focussed expression of Bobal in this field blend which includes 30% white grapes. Smokey yet fresh with black cherry, Mediterranean herbs and a hint of black olive. The grapes are picked and fermented together before aging in Tinaja (clay amphorae) for ten months. Certified organic.

Originally founded by a Spanish journalist, Finca Sandoval has been one of the driving forces behind the revival of the high-altitude Manchuela denominación de origen, located close to the Mediterranean on the slopes of the Cuenca mountains. Based on Bobal, the most important local grape, with support from four other rare varieties and a splash of more international Syrah, this is juicy, vibrant and entirely unwooded, with understated old-vine concentration, raspberry, plum and strawberry flavours, granular tannins and a fresh, chalky finish.