Finca Calvestra 2018 Magnum

Mustiguillo’s Merseguera wines come from the 6ha of Finca Calvestra, at 900m. Top choice is the Margas bottling, named after the soil of this special plot: its 2016 vintage is a complex, saline wine with bright freshness, currently not easy to find. But savour the current vintage of Finca Calvestra itself: floral and fresh in style, with a delicate mineral edge. Organic.

I also tasted the 2018 Finca Calvestra Margas, which fermented with indigenous yeasts in 500-liter acacia wood barrels, where it matured with fine lees for 11 months followed by time in concrete until bottling. It has 13.5% alcohol, very good freshness (pH 3.23), mellow acidity and very good balance. Despite 2018 being a cooler vintage than 2017, this 2018 feels more Mediterranean with some hints of esparto grass and other dried herbs, fennel and aniseed, even a minty touch. The palate is medium-bodied, with medium ripeness and a dry, long and somewhat austere finish. 1,296 bottles were filled in August 2020.