2019 Bodegas Gratias Got

Got is made from dry-farmed bush-vines, grown on a selection of the sandiest plots in the area of Alborea, Cilanco and Casas Ibañez. It is made with a traditional and low intervention artisanal approach, utilising hand harvesting and, after fermentation, it is aged in clay jars called tinajas for 4 months (a practice which dates back 6000 years). Before bottling it is lightly filtered – which allows the true character of the wine to shine through, but may mean you’ll get a little sediment. It’s delightful on its own but will also work beautifully when served alongside pasta, pizza, barbecues, or paella valenciana.

There is true varietal purity to this wine, with its soft strawberry and red cherry fruit, pleasant mouthfeel and tannins that linger on the finish.

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 Tempralonil and Airén. Despite its relative obscurity: Bobal grapes have long been used as a minor blending partner to the region’s more glamorous grape varieties. Now, more producers are turning toward varietal Bobal wines, which are dense and chewy with characters of chocolate and dried berries.