Calvente Guindalera white (€ 18,95)

  € 18,95 a bottle (box of 6: € 113,70]

  2016

  100% muscat alexandrië

  13% alcohol

  nicely scented, gold-yellow wine; fruity, but still dry and with the pure taste of muscat of Alexandria grapes; tones of ripe fruit, grapefruit, lychee, muscat and flowers; full and round in the mouth, spicy, fresh acids, a little touch of pears and bitterness. 

100% own import

  DOP Granada

  bodega Horacio Calvente

  the vintage of 2006 has been served in (former) top restaurant elBulli (near Barcelona); the vintage of 2015 won a gold award in the USA; it is the only Andalusian wine which is mentioned in the book '1001 wines you must try before you die'.

Reviews

Han Sjakes (wine journalist) on the 2015 vintage: "Muscat of Alexandria from a 120-year-old vineyard, very dry, exotic, expressive and lively, floral-spicy with elegant citrus, subtle drupe and almond, very pleasant aftertaste, enjoyable.'