Albillo Real is a grape variety recovered from those that before the phylloxera could be found usually in Castilla-La Mancha and neighbouring provinces to the north. A low yielding, short cycle and resistant to drought grape variety, which is one of the first to be harvested in the region. A small percentage of the wine is aged in French oak barrels of 600 liters and the rest, as our ancestors did, in amphore.

Lemon yellow with golden reflections, dense. Intense complex nose, mineral with red apple and aromatic herbs, hints of cinnamon in a background of quince, an elegant evolution. On the palate it is a wine with nerve, with volume. It is unctuous and the medium and persistent acidity gives it expressiveness. In the aftertaste, memories of aromatic herbs and the red apple come back and it invites to a second sip to show the character and prove it is a different wine. Its acidity and structure is ideal for small game meat, scrambled mushrooms, pasta with white sauces.

Verum are based in Tomelloso almost 200Km South-East of Madrid in the region of Castilla La Mancha one of the world’s largest wine producing regions.

The area produces a lot of bulk wines but Verum take an alternate approach going the quality route with smaller volumes and organic viticulture and artisan low intervention vinification.

Owned by the Montero Lopez family they have been making wine since 1788 – the newest generation of the family and incumbent winemaker Elias Montero Lopez is getting rave reviews from wine critics, in particular for the Ulterior range of wines. All the wines in the Ulterior range show excellent character, energy and balance.

Albillo Real (100%)

Castilla-La Mancha