Baldovar 923 Bobal Tinto Berandia 2019 0426JACKSON and pear on the nose

and pear on the nose with apple skin and spice on the palate

fresh tannins accompanied by a surprising roundness

the owner simply didn't want to do the paperwork

and this regeneratively farmed gem showcases why

rich and expressive

Baldovar 923 Bobal Tinto Berandia 2019 0426JACKSON and pear on the noseBobal is usually the anonymous muscle behind cheap Spanish reds, but at 923 meters in the mountains above Valencia it becomes something else entirely. Baldovar 923 takes its name from that altitude, where four partners restored a village cooperative that had sat shuttered for over a decade. They farm old bush vines organically and biodynamically on chalky limestone, chasing an acidity and freshness most people don't associate with the region. This