It was entirely serendipity that led me to buying three bottles of this wine for a dinner the other day. When I asked at the shop, my first and second choices were unavailable and so having had a quick browse of their Web Shop on the PDA phone, I settled for 3 bottles of the above, which I had to return for, as the physical stock had not yet arrived. Having returned to pick the wine up, I noticed that it stated in golden letters beneath the name that this is a Vino de Pago, the highest legal category of Spanish wines in which the estate itself was accorded its own DOP. I had previously blogged about Vino de Pago in the entry about Dehesa de Carrizal and this wine indeed is the second one I have encountered. Although the Web Shop stated otherwise, a quick browse of the winery's website indicates that this is made from 100% Bobal, an indigenous grape of Utiel in Valencia. I could not have done better if I had looked for this wine deliberately. I shall surely enjoy tasting it very soon.
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