This wine is from Utiel-Requena and its made from the Tardana grape. Never heard of it? The only reason I knew anything about this wine was a post over at Catavino late last year. Being new and unusual is a good thing in my book. There is a lot of promise shown here, but don’t bet on finding people importing vine cuttings just yet.

Utiel-Requena is a region inland from Valencia, up at about 300 meters above sea level. I don’t know much about the joint just yet, but they grow a couple of other things that I’ve never heard of called Merseguera and Planta Nova.

The nose smells almost exactly like a pine-lime splice: pineapple and lime with a creamy something mixed in there. A bit of peach pops up as it gets more air. Tight and focused with a light, oily texture and some steally acid. It sits in a happy place between zingy and oily. More  lemons than limes on the palate, a bit of cream and very slight toasted bread. Very suprising and very nice. This would be a great by the glass wine in a bar. 88 Pts.

Source: Outlandish Imports Price: $19 Closure: Synthetic Cork