VALENCIA WINES VALENCIA WINES BY RIKI flowers (almond), hint of custard Bodegas Coviñas DO Cava WIGLEY & MARIAN DARAS and apple, herbs (fennel). In the (Requena) 12% ABV In this month of February, we recommend eight wines together with a restaurant for Saint Valentine’s Day. The wines are from two Valencian bodegas, one in Requena and the other with its base in Fontanares. We have included a supermarket wine from Tierra de Castilla because it represents good value and quality. The wines from Coviñas are available from some supermarkets and those from Cent Piques from some smaller specialist shops in Ruzafa. Cent Piques Vermut Blanco, Bodegas Vinados, DO Valencia 15% ABV The first wine this month is an artisan Vermut from Cent Piques. Made with a base wine, herbs and with floral, citric and root botanicals and all from the Valencia region. Lightly sweet, citrus notes, cinnamon, silky easy entry and a pleasant, long finish. A very easy to drink Vermut. Cent Piques Verdejo Eco 2019 Bodegas Vinados, Fontanars, 11.5%ABV The new vintage wines are starting to emerge! This ‘Verdejo’ is an ecological wine and contains minimum sulphites. It is a fresh wine for drinking within the year. Salvador, the winemaker has reduced the use of stalks in the pressing to 3% from the previous vintage. As a result, the wine is easier to drink. Pale gold with deeper gold flashes, clean and bright. On the nose this is fresh and floral, white Article © 2020 24/7 Valencia
mouth very fresh and intense on entry with a big acidity, green apple fruit, well-structured, good body with a mineral note and slight bitterness in a dry, long finish. Juntos Moscatel Gran Menudo 2018, Bodegas Volver IGP Tierra de Castilla 11.5% ABV Guest wine from Cuenca from a bodega with major interests in DO Alicante. From the lesser known small berry Moscatel… this is a very good example of a bodega producing a supermarket wine, which is good quality and cheap. Pale yellow, clean and bright. The nose is intensely fragrant with rose, rose petal, rose water and Turkish delight, orange blossom and white flowers. In the mouth fresh, clean and with a good structure and balance. Sufficient body, fresh acidity and just enough of a sweet note (alcohol) are perfectly matched in this wine. (Available from Aldi) Great aperitif wine! Al Vent Sauvignon Blanc 2018, Bodegas Coviñas DO UtielRequena 11.5% ABV One of our favourite Sauvignon Blanc wines grown in the Valencian Community. Normally very Northern French in its style. Straw-coloured, with a glint of emerald and a natural limpid brilliance. A touch of fennel and orange peel on the nose, with sultry hints of tropical fruit. A perfect blend of fresh acidity and elegant fruit in the mouth, well-structured and balanced. Long finish with fruit. Aula Cava Reserva Brut Nature,
A blend of Macabeo and Chardonnay. Each variety is vinified separately. Fermentation in stainless steel. Once blended for the second fermentation, it then spends 46 months ‘en rima’. Clean and bright pale-yellow colour with gold reflections and fine, persistent bubbles. The aroma has pears, fennel and patisserie with a lovely hazelnut note. Balanced, persistent with elegant acidity. Winner of Gold medals in the World Competition in Brussels. Cent Piques ‘Si’ 2017 Petit Verdot, Vino Ecologico, Bodegas Vinados Fontanars 13% ABV A new red from this variety recently released by Cent Piques. 100% Petit Verdot with ©emlawrdesign
