Abadal Mandó | 2021

Also known as Garró, the Mandó variety was close to extinction, saved by a few growers in Catalonia who recognized the grape's bigtime fruity aromas and its ability to adapt to escalating heat. Located about a forty-minute drive north of Barcelona, Valentí Roqueta grew-up in the serene forest of the Pla de Bages wine region. He founded Abadal in 1983 on the land surrounding his family's farmhouse. Since then, Roqueta has been a guiding light, helping to establish the region as a D.O. (in 1995) and giving indigenous grapes a world stage. Light, berry-tart, and "Beaujolais" like, it feels kind-of French and not very Spanish, something, uniquely Catalan! ~Allegra Angelo