The selected wines are the representative wines of the DO that we use at all events throughout the year, both for promotional and training purposes.
We have five categories of wine:
Sparkling
White
Rosé
Red (two categories: single-varietal Bobal red and Utiel-Requena red)
For the selection, at the beginning of the year we organise blind tastings at the Regulatory Council with a tasting panel. The wines are tasted by category and the highest-scoring wines become the representatives of the DO for the year. To indicate this, the selected wines carry a special medal-style label.
The winning wines are presented at an event in Valencia alongside the Agenda del Vino, an event that marks the starting point of the year’s promotional activities.
In recent editions, we have invited different wine professionals to the blind tastings of generic wine selection. Their perspectives and impressions have enriched and contributed value to the tasting process. Among them are winemakers, Antonio Candelas, Manuel Romero, professors from the School of Viticulture and Oenology of Requena, and tasters from the Valencian Association of Oenologists.
Winery: Vicente Gandía
Visual: Straw-yellow wine with emerging bright golden highlights.
Aroma: Long and well-balanced ageing on the lees, combining fresh, floral and fruity aromas.
Taste: Very fine, integrated bubbles that make it crisp yet at the same time creamy, flavoursome and fresh.
Winery: Nodus
VISUAL: Straw-yellow wine with golden reflections, clean and bright.
AROMA: Aromatic and elegant, with an intense expression of tropical fruits and fresh varietal notes.
TASTE: Well-structured and balanced, with lively acidity that provides freshness, harmony and lightness on the palate.
ALCOHOL: 12.5% vol
Winery: Covilor
VISUAL: Bright raspberry-pink in colour, notable for its vibrancy and visual appeal.
AROMA: Intense and highly aromatic, with clear notes of strawberry and ripe raspberry, accompanied by delicate floral nuances.
TASTE: Smooth, balanced and refreshing, with a pleasant creamy sensation and well-integrated acidity.
ALCOHOL: 12.5% vol
Winery: Bodegas Utielanas
VISUAL: Intense cherry-red colour, ruby-toned, with violet and garnet hues on the rim.
AROMA: Aromas of ripe red fruits, resulting from low-temperature vinification, blended with elegant spicy notes.
TASTE: The soft notes of oak combined with ripe fruit make it a complex, elegant and silky wine on the palate.
ALCOHOL: 13% vol
Winery: Hispano Suizas
VISUAL: Intense red with violet reflections.
AROMA: Complex, combining oak aromas with ripe fruit and undergrowth notes over a toasted balsamic background.
TASTE: Full-bodied and rich, combining balanced tannins with good fruit weight and a noble finish that subtly recalls oak.
ALCOHOL: 14% vol
These five wines can be tasted at any of our events.
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