Utiel-Requena

Wine from Utiel-Requena comes out of Valencia, Spain, where it sits as a wine region.

Bobal leads the plantings, with Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Macabeo and Sauvignon Blanc alongside it.

The ground underneath is clay and limestone.

The climate is continental, running frost risk.

The vineyards themselves read as coastal and plateau.

Red wine and rosé wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows refreshing and fruity, demonstrating the richness of bobal, cava style and using traditional grapes like macabeo, plus two more.

Names to look for on a shelf: Bodegas Hispano Suizas, Bodegas Murviedro and Bodegas Vicente Gandia.

At the table these bottles work with grilled meats, roasted vegetables, chocolates and paella with seafood.

Serve at 16 to 18°C.

Keeps for 10 to 15 years.

In the glass.

Rosé: Refreshing and fruity, Demonstrating the richness of bobal.

Sparkling: Cava style, Using traditional grapes like macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada.

Grapes planted here.

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• 6 Elemento Respeto, Utiel-Requena, Spain
• Benoit Valerie Calvet 'Toro Loco' Tempranillo Superior, Utiel-Requena, Spain
• Bodegas Arraez Vividor Bobal, Utiel-Requena, Spain
• Bodegas Covinas 'Enterizo' Reserva, Utiel-Requena, Spain
• Bodegas Hispano Suizas 'Bassus' Pinot Noir, Utiel-Requena, Spain
• Bodegas Hispano Suizas 'Bobos' Finca Casa La Borracha, Utiel-Requena, Spain
• Bodegas Hispano Suizas 'Impromptu' Sauvignon Blanc, Utiel-Requena, Spain
• Bodegas Hispano Suizas Finca Casa Julia Albarino, Utiel Requena, Spain

At the table.

• Grilled meats
• Roasted vegetables
• Chocolates
• Paella with seafood

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 16 to 18°C.
• Keeps for 10 to 15 years.

Nearby regions.

Utiel-Requena: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Spain, or the wider Valencia guide.