Alvar de Dios Hernandez Aciano Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y Leon, Spain 2018 Chateau de France these Sauvignon Blanc vines average

these Sauvignon Blanc vines average 20 years in vine age

It is properly firm with tannins although this structure is well balanced with the ripe

4% cabernet franc and 4% petit verdot

which is wonderfully smooth

Alvar de Dios Hernandez Aciano Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y Leon, Spain 2018 Chateau de France these Sauvignon Blanc vines averageA spectacular nose, with plenty of aromatic herbs, wild berries and flowers, with contained ripeness and great freshness. The palate has chalky minerality and a dry mouthfeel. The soils are very sandy, and phylloxera never attacked the vines in the village of El Pego. The wine is serious, delicious and has an austere mouthfeel, with those grainy, sandy tannins. This feels like a much more expensive wine.