Bodegas Mustiguillo

Mestizaje Blanco

2020
Castilla y León
Spain
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Varietals
Merseguera, Viognier, Malvasia
$18
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COLOR
Pale Straw Yellow
BODY
ACIDITY
SWEET
ALCOH.
13.5%
GRAPE(S)
Merseguera, Viognier, Malvasia
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Why this wine made the cut…
A cheap ticket to flavor country.
Valencia, Spain
GRAPE VARIETAL(S)
Merseguera
75%
Viognier
20% Vyo-NYAY
Viognier almost went extinct in the 1960s, but has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity. Although grown around the word, it is most famous for the full bodied intensely aromatic floral white wines with a sometimes oily texture grown on granite terraces in Condrieu, and small amount to Syrah in Côte Rôtie, just north of Condrieu, adding aromatic complexity.
Malvasia
5%
Country / State
Spain
Region
Castilla y León
Producer
Bodegas Mustiguillo
Winemaker(s)
Toni Sarrión
Vintage
2020

Bodegas Mustiguillo

Valencia, Spain

A few years after he left an unfulfilling management job to study oenology, Toni Sarrión started Valencia’s Mustiguillo, launching with the 2000 vintage. His vision was to make high-quality wine from the much maligned Spanish grape, bobal, which is often used for bulk wine.

Bodegas Mustiguillo's vineyards at harvestBodegas Mustiguillo's vineyards at harvest

In his local community of Utiel in Valencia, Spain, M. Sarrión was criticized for his organic approach to viticulture, including growing vegetables in the rows as cover crops, green harvesting, and mapping out soil types in chalky vineyards at 800 meters high. Señor Mustiguillo is enjoying the last laugh.

Toni Sarrión’s visionary efforts show the potential of bobal in the right hands. The wines have intense fruit, smoke, and spice with ample structure and persistence.