At Viticultores de San Juan, we decided to continue our commitment to Bobal, the second most produced grape variety in Spain, and which, unlike other varieties, is not cultivated anywhere else in the world outside Utiel-Requena and Manchuela regions.
The plant is vigorous with strong, long shoots. It tends to creep, thus helping to protect the grapes from direct sunlight during the sunniest months. Adapted to the local climate, it is very resistant to our extreme temperatures, both in summer and winter.
The average cluster is large, elongated, compact and irregularly conical in shape. The size of the berries and the tightness of the bunches is one of the major drawbacks that hinder the homogeneous ripening of the grapes, so the viticultural work and the selection of the plots are focused on the distribution of the vigour in the plant, the reduction and improvement of the size of the bunches to obtain adequate polyphenolic ripening without incurring in over-ripening, seeking the fresh and aromatic profile of the wines.
The grape has a meaty pinkish flesh and a dark purplish skin. When ripe, the berry has an original and fragrant aroma of red fruits, an intense flavour and a balanced acidity.
