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Bodegas Calar
The 100% Tempranillo vineyard
consists of gentle north facing
slopes extending over 50 acres
at elevations between 650 and
700 meters. It is located in the
CASTILLA-LA MANCHA Calatrava volcanic zone,
defined by an eroded Pleistocene
La Mancha has always been the largest DO in Spain and is also the largest single demarcated area -era caldera. Soils are abundant
in all of Europe. It is an area that is baking hot in the summer and freezing cold in the winter. in volcanic elements such as
Drought is always a concern on this high-plains desert, but very few insects or pests can live in basalt, and unique among
Iberian Peninsula wine regions.
the extreme conditions. Previously known as a bulk-wine supplier, small producers like Bodegas Yields are kept to two kilos per
Calar have recently set up shop in La Mancha, bringing an air of respectability. vine, harvest is manual and
grapes are hand sorted before
fermentation.
Bodegas Calar classicalwines.com
Ábrego de Calar Tempranillo Castilla-La Mancha 2015 $215.90

Opera Prima
Affordable, varietally correct
wines that actually exist and get
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11 Piños Old Vine Bobal, Manchuela Castilla-La Mancha 2017 $143.90 Nothing virtual about some of
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Opera Prima civusa.com
Opera Prima Sparkling Brut Castilla-La Mancha NV $215.90

Bernabeleva
On the eastern edge of Sierra de
SAN MARTÍN DE VALDEIGLESIAS—VIÑOS DE MADRID Gredos mountains, a renowned
With a modern highway nearing completion, San Martín de Valdeiglesias lies a mere 75 minutes Madrid doctor named Vincente
Alvarez-Villamil purchased land
from Madrid and its three million inhabitants. Yet, the journey feels much longer, both in distance in 1923. The site, which at that
and in time. As one drives west from the capital city, the terrain quickly becomes rugged and time was a full day's travel from
mountainous, the air cooler, and one begins to see signs of an earlier era. Bernabeleva’s vineyards Madrid, had ancient bears
are more than a half mile above sea level, with warm days but cool nights, and with poor, sandy carved from boulders to mark
forests dedicated to the hunt
soils. The resulting wines have ample ripeness, but also astounding bouyancy and freshness. goddess, hence the name
Bernabeleva, or bear's forest.
Civil War devastated the country
Bernabeleva rarewineco.com in 1936 and it wasn’t until 2006
that Vincente’s great-
grandchildren vowed to fulfill
Navaherrerros de Bernabeleva Garnacha Blanca 2016 $191.90 90 WA their ancestor’s dream. The
estate's vineyards are now 80-
Camino de Navaherrerros Garnacha 2017 $155.90 years-old. They focus on long
Navaherrerros de Bernabeleva Garnacha 2017 $215.90 91 WA fermentations, and minimal
handling. Wines are aged in
barrels of different sizes, but
very little new wood is used

MURCIA
Murcia is home to three DO appellations – Bullas, Jumilla and Yecla. Most of Murcia’s wine-
growing areas are located some way inland. It is still an area well-known for mass production and
García Caríllon
The Garcia Carrion farming
tradition originates in Jumilla in
J Garcia Carillon civusa.com 1890. The company has been
(also see Rioja) passed down through 5
Don Simon Seleccion Brut NV $51.40 generations, and now producers
wine in multiple D.O.s including
Don Simon Sangria $77.90 Rioja.

Don Simon Seleccion Chardonnay $41.90
Don Simon Seleccion Shiraz $41.90
Don Simon Seleccion Cabernet Sauvignon $41.90
Don Simon Seleccion Tempranillo $41.90
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