Rafael Cambra Soplo Blanco 2025
£8.76 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / North Ireland
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Features
Type of wine
Pairings
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
12.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 6ºC and 8ºC
Winemaking
Aged on lees in stainless steel tanks.
Description
At Fontanars dels Alforins, in the Valencian hinterland, Rafael Cambra has crafted this Valencian white wine as a statement of simplicity and terroir rather than as a contrived white. His project was born from that very personal idea of intervening as little as possible and listening closely to the vineyard: working as an ‘intern’ of the land, not as its owner, to let the landscape speak for itself. The winery began in 2001 in a former fruit warehouse in Ontinyent and later moved to Fontanars, closer to the vineyards that give meaning to the project. There, at an altitude of around 700 metres, on clay-limestone soils, dry-farmed and organically cultivated, the Mediterranean climate is tempered by cooler nights, comparatively cold winters and constant breezes; this combination givesRafael Cambra Soplo Blanco vigour, structure and a freshness unexpected for the area. The wine is based on Viura and Malvasía, with separate harvests for each variety.
Production
The grapes for Rafael Cambra Soplo Blanco come from a dry-farmed vineyard in Fontanars and are harvested by hand into large crates; the Viura is harvested a week before the Malvasía to preserve tension and aromatic precision. This is followed by gentle direct pressing in a pneumatic press, and fermentation begins in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts at 16°C for 21 days. The wine is aged in stainless steel on its own lees, seeking volume without losing its edge. Bottling takes place after gentle filtration with a low sulphur addition.
Taste
In the glass, it does not play on tropical exuberance or floral notes. Rafael Cambra Soplo Blanco takes a different path: first, white flowers, hawthorn and a very delicate hint of hazelnut emerge; then taut citrus, crisp white fruit and a hint of barely ripe peach appear. On the palate, it is direct, fresh and agile, with an acidity that sharpens the profile without making it thin. There is a subtly creamy texture from the lees, but the overall impression remains dry, clean and vibrant. The finish leaves a slightly salty, herbal and chalky impression, very much of high-altitude vineyards and poor soil: a Mediterranean white wine, serious and extraordinarily drinkable.
Shipping to North Ireland
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