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Highly versatile

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Roger Harmston Posted in Terroir Leave a comment

Bobal is a dark-skinned wine grape variety native to Utiel-Requena in southeast Spain. It is one of Spain’s most planted grape varieties behind Tempranillo and Airén.

Thick skins, late budding and drought resistance have made Bobal well-suited to the dry, continental landscape.

High levels of acidity in the grape make Bobal a versatile variety: it is used to make deeply colored rosé wines and has even been used to produce sparkling wine. Rosé wines made using the variety can reach a level of complexity that suggests it has great promise when put to this use.

Bobal’s thick skins have a high amount of anthocyanins, giving the wine a deep, intense color as well as a good tannic structure. This trait is played up by winemakers who commonly use a technique known as doble pasta, where the grape skins left over from rosé production are added to the red grape must. This concentrates tannins and color further, leading to an intensely structured red wine.

Fresh, fruity and balanced, smooth and with a long finish.

So versatile that one night it went with veal, and then chicken the next.

Bobal Rosado Sierra Salinas

$9.99 regularly $10.99

12% Alcohol

UPC: 

08420202250270

Bobal mystery case Spain

Don’t think Bubble Gum

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Roger Harmston Posted in Terroir Leave a comment

Strangely this reminds me warm days on the deck waiting for Mr. Bee to show up to see what’s for dinner.


Just like the summers, it’s dry, fresh, and balanced.   Lovely long finish.  Proof there are good values under $10 in wine.


Have it on it’s own, or serve with any of the usual bad boys: smoked meats, soft cheeses, seafood.


The South of Spain produces a lot of the native Bobal grape.  Gently pressed, decanted, then transferred to ferment in steel.


Bobal Rosado – Sierra Salinas


$8.49 regularly $9.49

12% alcohol

UPC: 08420202250270

Bobal mystery case Rose Sierra Salinas Spain

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