La Maldición Vinos de Madrid Malvar de Valdilecha 2019

La Maldición Malvar de Valdilecha is a skin-fermented white made from Spain's indigenous Malvar, from a plot of less than half a hectare.

Vinos de Madrid is an unlikely appellation, ringing the capital, and Malvar is its near-forgotten white grape. Marc Isart, best known for his work at Bernabeleva in the Gredos hills, has played a central part in reviving the variety, and La Maldición is his own small project. The fruit comes from a 0.44-hectare plot of old bush vines rooted in the chalky clay of Valdilecha, some 730 metres above sea level. Cultivation is organic and biodynamic, with meagre yields. The wine is fermented in the old Castilian manner, on skins and stalks, for fifty days, and matured afterwards in used 300-litre casks with the crushed skins and stalks still present. It is a method Spanish farmers once used as a matter of course, and it suits Malvar's saline, pulpy character.

An unusual white with grip that suits food rather than an aperitif, and it will hold for several years. Serve at 10-12°C with grilled octopus, roast pork or a hard sheep's cheese.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.