Country: Spain
Region: Valencia
Grape: Verdejo
Viticulture: Organic Farming
Vinification: Harvested between 3-5am, this way the grapes arrive very cold. Hand-sorted before crushing. Macerated at 5°C for 24 hours. After its pressing, the natural fermentation takes place at a temperature of 16ºc in stainless steel tanks.
A brilliant yellow colour with hints of green. A bouquet of wild flowers and a salty minerality typical of our region's soils.
Marsilea is a family-owned winery with 60 hectares of vineyards around the small village of Sinarcas, on an 800-metre high plateau inland from Valencia and close to the border with Castilla-La Mancha. This altitude is essential for moderating the desert conditions and intense summer heat. Sebastian Mancebo makes terrific organic wines mostly from the native Bobal grape, previously maligned but very much on the up in recent years, as well as Verdejo, and both red and white wines