Merseguera

This is Mustiguillo's greatest white. But more than this, it illustrates the salvage of the Merseguera grape. The grapes come from old, organic, high altitude vines (900m) under continental climate influences. Limestone soils.

A field blend led by Merseguera, complemented by Garnacha Blanca and a few stray percentages of Chardonnay. The vineyard lies at 600 metres altitude on limestone-clay soils, with vines aged between 8 and 42 years. Comarcal refers to a wine from the comarca — the local region. With just 11% alcohol, this is far from your typical sun-drenched Mediterranean white. Expect a refined bouquet with floral notes and a touch of exotic fruit (thanks to the Merseguera), a chalky minerality, ripe acidity, medium body, and — most of all — a beautifully dry and mineral finish. A brilliantly crisp and crystalline white from inland Valencia!

This is Mustiguillo's greatest white. But more than this, it illustrates the salvage of the Merseguera grape. The grapes come from old, organic, high altitude vines (900m) under continental climate influences. Limestone soils.

After reviving Bobal, Toni Sarrión turned to his next challenge: bringing Merseguera back into the spotlight. This traditional grape variety from the Alto Turia region near Valencia had long been neglected, used only for producing simple, uninspiring wines. His project began over a decade ago on a steep vineyard with a 10% incline, situated at 900 metres altitude. Old-vine Bobal proved unsuccessful in this cool climate — the grapes simply didn’t ripen — so Toni decided to graft the entire site over to Merseguera. The first vintage he released was 2011. To give the wine more aroma and energy, he added small amounts of Malvasía and Viognier. The vineyard is steeped in a Mediterranean atmosphere: between the vines grow olive trees, pine, rosemary, fennel and thyme.