Variety: 100% Bobal
Area: Manchuela, Spain
Certification: Organic Conversion (full certification in effect for 2021 vintage)
ABV: 14%

When Ana and Iván got together for a party with some fellow oenologist friends in 2007, they decided to make some wine and put it in a barrel. The results of this first vintage were exciting and so Bodegas Gratias was born.

After the success of the first vintage, they realised they had a chance to make a difference. In a region with a declining wine industry, Ana and Iván are on a mission to protect old vineyards of Bobal and other local varieties, championing the vinous heritage of the area. They firmly believe in Manchuela as a region capable of producing exciting and relevant wines that draw on the best of tradition and indigenous varieties, yet with a spin that is undeniably looking to the future. These wines are artisanal and as natural as they come, being organically grown, fermented with natural occurring yeasts and using only minute sulfur additions, if any.

Viticulture
Sustainable agriculture from dry farmed bush vines on sandy soils. The plots in Alborea, Cilanco and Casas Ibañez average 30 years old.

Winemaking - pure Bobal expression through clay amphora.
Artisanal and respectful winemaking, including manual harvesting and selection of clusters in the field to minimize sorting. Fermentation is handled in small tanks with a maceration of 48 hours. The wine is aged 4 months in tiñajas on its lees. Light filtration follows then the wine is bottled without fining agents or cold stabilization.

Only 4000 bottles made.

Tasting Note
Red cherries with intense nose. Lactic aromas and earthiness, however the wine remains fruity and fresh. Tannins that hug firmly suggest great matches with protein-rich foods like barbecue and paella valenciana, but this wine is as happy with Friday night pizza or burgers.

Ethical Wine
For us it means the wine which is cultivated, made and sold based on the respect, honesty, happiness and hope of all those who work with us and those who will drink it. We developed a responsible project, conscious and in harmony with society and the environment.