Chozas Carrascal, Las Dosces Blanco, 2022 Price Range_$35-$50 fermenting spontaneously with indigenous yeast

fermenting spontaneously with indigenous yeast

The treatment of the varietals here is light-handed

Pierre Jauffret and Nadine Auray work 20 ha of vines in the village Rochefort du Gard

in the north of Italy) or in the production of Muscat Beaumes-de-Venise (a fortified sweet wine in the south of France)

sensuous and full of dark fruit aromatics

Chozas Carrascal, Las Dosces Blanco, 2022 Price Range_$35-$50 fermenting spontaneously with indigenous yeastDO Utiel Requena, Valencia, Spain Chozas Carrascal is one of 20 wineries with Spains highest designation, Vino de Pago, meaning the winery forms its own Denomination of Origin. Vino de Pago wineries are at the absolute pinnacle of the Spanish wine hierarchy. To achieve this special designation, Chozas Carrascal have been daring in their viticulture approach, planting vines at a density of 1,335 acre (3,300 ha), far denser than any vineyards nearby.