Campo de Borja Borsao Macabeo 2019
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DESCRIPTION
A ripe, fruity and refreshing white from the northern Spanish province of Aragon.
The lowdown:
Made from vines grown on the alluvial soils in the foothills of the Moncayo mountains. It's a wine with a fruity, floral nose, citrus and stone fruit aromas and delicate peach fruit on the palate. With a lightly nutty, savoury character and fresh citrus acidity on the finish it's easy to think of this as an inexpensive version of white Rioja. It is, afterall, made with the same grape which goes under the name of Viura in that region.
When to drink:
Makes pretty good drinking at anytime and with food pairs well with chicken, fish, or light pasta dishes.
PRODUCER
Bodegas Borsao

The winery was established as a co-operative in 1959. In 2001 it joined with two other progressive, co-operative, cellars in the Campo de Borja region to become the Bodegas Borsao that we know today. The region itself sits in the northern province of Aragon somewhat to the south east of Rioja.
Grapes are sourced from over 375 member growers covering 2,400 hectares - nearly a third of the region's total. Vineyards lie in the undulating foothills of the Moncayo mountain, ranging from around 350m to 800m above sea level. At lower altitudes vines are younger and may require some irrigation, but higher up the slopes the vines are older, unirrigated bush vines.
The climate is rather severe and arid, with hot dry days, and cool nights - which allow optimium acidity levels to be maintained within the grapes. Garnacha thrives in these conditions and represents 65% of total production. The Cierzo wind from the Moncayo sweeps across the foothills of the mountain. This cold, dry wind reduces humidity levels and allows grapes to be picked a couple of weeks later in the harvest, at full maturity.
Borsao has access to a large number of vineyard plots at different altitudes, and hence to a wide selection of fantastic quality grapes. They are recognised for their entry level varietals - as outstanding examples of easy-to-drink inexpensive wines - as they are for their premium wines, in particular the iconic, multi award winning Tres Picos.
DETAILS
Categories | Wine / White Wine / Crisp, Fresh Whites |
Country | Spain |
Grape Variety | Macabeo |
Vintage | 2019 |
Volume | 75cl |
ABV | 12.5% |
SKU | BO1O09WN |