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Organic. Bernabeleva’s Camino de Navaherreros wines were created for the US market when their importer requested an entry-level range to wean their clients onto the more up-market bottlings. After being on the waiting list for some time, we now get our own allocation. The white draws heavily on the estate’s old-vine Albillo, which brings textured floral fruit balanced by the freshness from a field blend of Macabeo, Garnacha Blanca and Malvar. And some Godello is coming soon.
The grapes are softly pressed and fermented wild in a combination of used oak barrels, large oak vats and stainless steel. The grapes in the open vats include a portion of whole bunches and skin maceration, and depending on the style of the year, some parcels go through malo, and some do not. The wine is bottled after nine months on its lees.
Even at this level, Bernabeleva’s wines overflow with character. The younger vintage is described well in the note below, and we can also offer a little of the 2020. With a year more bottle age, it is a cracking high-country savoury white offering a woody herb fragrance and an underlying stoniness: the overall feel is one of purity, pulpy fruit weight and a lingering, orange citrus finish.