It's a rain day so we are continuing our wine education by watching another Wine Masters episode with Andreas Larsson in Manchuela, Spain. On this episode, Andreas had as his guest, Juan Antonio Ponce from Bodega Ponce. Ponce brought with him, a bottle of wine made from Bobal, a red grape variety. Andreas said that the Bobal had aromas black fruits, herbs, tobacco, and spice. Already, three things we learned: Manchuela, Bodega Ponce and Bobal.
During the episode, Andreas made a meal to pair with the Bobal. He made a schnitzel stuffed with manchengo and jamon. It was battered and fried in oil and butter. There was a nice side of grilled vegetables. It's Andreas's opinion that vegetables must always be cooked when paired with wine, especially a red wine. Juan Antonio said that the schitzel paired very well with his Bobal. He tends his vineyards biodynamically.
Bobal is the second most planted variety in Spain after Tempranillo.
We thought that we should buy a bottle of Bobal and try to reproduce the meal that Andreas made. We have done this once before when we watched an episode on Piedmonte where they featured the Arneis grape,
2022 Giovanni Almondo Roero Arnies "Bricco delle Ciliegie".
References:
1. Illustration from:
Bobal, Spain’s next great grape variety?, May 9, 2022.
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