{"title":"Finca Sandoval","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinca Sandoval was founded in 1998 by the wine writer and El Mundo editor Víctor de la Serna and winemaker Rafael Orozco, who saw the potential of the high-altitude, limestone-rich soils around Cuenca in Manchuela. The estate first made its name with Syrah and Touriga Nacional. Over time de la Serna concluded that its future lay instead with Bobal, the local grape long dismissed as too rustic, and with the region's other native varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 2019 the wines have been made by Javier Revert, whose La Comarcal project also makes Cosecha's \u003ca href=\"\/products\/case-of-castor-2024-32-00-per-bottle\"\u003eCastor\u003c\/a\u003e collaboration. Only the best Syrah parcels were kept; the rest were grafted over to a massale selection of Bobal and other local red and white varieties, and old-vine Bobal vineyards co-planted with native grapes were added. Farming is certified organic, fermentations use native yeasts and more whole clusters, and ageing has moved toward seasoned French oak, foudres and amphorae.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"finca-sandoval-fundamentalista-2024","title":"Case of Finca Sandoval Fundamentalista 2024 | $29.00 per bottle","description":"\u003ch2\u003e$29.00 per bottle | $348.00 case of 12\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrape Varieties:\u003c\/b\u003e Old-vine Bobal field blend with about 40% Syrah and up to 20% white varieties\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion:\u003c\/b\u003e D.O. Manchuela, Cuenca, Spain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProducer:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/finca-sandoval\"\u003eFinca Sandoval\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinemaker:\u003c\/b\u003e Javier Revert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/b\u003e 13.5%\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduction:\u003c\/b\u003e 19,100 bottles, bottled May 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFarming:\u003c\/b\u003e Certified organic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Finca Sandoval was founded in 1998 by the wine writer Víctor de la Serna and winemaker Rafael Orozco on high, limestone-rich ground near Cuenca in Manchuela. It made its name on Syrah; since Javier Revert took over the winemaking in 2019, the estate has turned to Bobal, the local grape long written off as too rustic, and to old vineyards where Bobal grows alongside other native varieties. Fundamentalista comes from those old vines, 85 years and more, on sandy clay-limestone at about 750 m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Profile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wine Advocate calls it floral, perfumed and attractive: medium-bodied and fine-boned, quite approachable, with just enough tannin to want food. Cosecha's tasting notes add smoke, black cherry, Mediterranean herbs and a hint of black olive. \u003cstrong\u003e13.5% alcohol\u003c\/strong\u003e, pH 3.5, 5.2 g\/l acidity. \u003cstrong\u003e94 points, Wine Advocate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Earlier vintages: 93 (2023), 92+ (2022), 92 (2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Craft:\u003c\/strong\u003e Per Wine Advocate's note on this vintage, the grapes were fermented with full clusters and foot-trodden, with a short eight- to ten-day maceration (the Syrah was vinified almost as a rosé), then matured in concrete. 2024 was warm and dry, picked early, in mid-August. Organic since 2015, certified 2020. 19,100 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pairing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Serve slightly cool, at 15–16°C. The light tannins suit grilled lamb chops, chorizo off the grill, herb-roasted chicken, or a semi-cured Manchego.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Finca Sandoval","offers":[{"title":"Case of 12","offer_id":67890797478123,"sku":null,"price":348.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2174\/9109\/files\/finca-sandoval-fundamentalista-2024.jpg?v=1791315926"},{"product_id":"finca-sandoval-salia-2024","title":"Case of Finca Sandoval Salia 2024 | $31.50 per bottle","description":"\u003ch2\u003e$31.50 per bottle | $378.00 case of 12\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrape Varieties:\u003c\/b\u003e 50% Syrah, 35% Bobal, 15% Garnacha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion:\u003c\/b\u003e D.O. 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The vines, from 10 to more than 85 years old, grow on sandy clay-limestone at about 600 m. Garnacha joins the blend for the first time in 2024, from young head-pruned vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Profile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Powerful, fruit-driven and juicy, with a sharp herbal note (in Côte-Rôtie it gets called raspberry leaf) that keeps it fresh. Well built, with plenty of fine-grained tannin and an earthy, darker seriousness. \u003cstrong\u003e14% alcohol\u003c\/strong\u003e, pH 3.7, 5.21 g\/l acidity. \u003cstrong\u003e92+ points, Wine Advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose verdict is that it needs time. Earlier vintages: 93+ (2022), 93 (2020), 90 (2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Craft:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50% whole clusters, foot-trodden, with 15 days of maceration, then matured in 300-litre French oak barrels and 2,500-litre oak foudres. Organic since 2015, certified 2020. 15,500 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pairing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Give it a few years in the cellar or an hour in a decanter, and serve at 16–18°C with braised lamb shoulder, venison, wild boar stew, or an aged Manchego.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Finca Sandoval","offers":[{"title":"Case of 12","offer_id":67890798756075,"sku":null,"price":378.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2174\/9109\/files\/finca-sandoval-salia-2024.jpg?v=1791315887"}],"url":"https:\/\/cosechaimports.com\/collections\/finca-sandoval.oembed","provider":"Cosecha Imports","version":"1.0","type":"link"}