Albillo Real 2018

The 2018 Albillo Real is the only example of the variety bottled under the Méntrida (Toledo) appellation. It's produced with grapes from two vineyards planted at some 600 meters in altitude in the village of Almorox. It had 24 hours of maceration with skins and stems and then fermented with indigenous yeasts in 300- and 500-liter oak barrels and stainless steel tanks. It matured in those used oak barrels for eight months. This is wider and slightly riper, from a warmer zone where they pick the grapes earlier, which often helps to keep the freshness. The color is golden, and the palate is wide and expansive, but with good freshness. It has the Mediterranean character of aromatic herbs and beeswax/pollen notes. 2,884 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2019.