2023 La Comarcal Del Moro Garnacha Bobal
WINEMAKER: Javi Revert & Victor Marques
REGION: Valencia, SP
VARIETY: Garnacha, Bobal
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic
Garnacha and Bobal from a two hectare plot in Paraje Tolluelos in Venta del Moro. Bush trained and planted in 1965 at 650m absl. Lots of whole berries and about 10% whole bunch. Vibrant, crunchy and delicious.
La Comarcal (The Local) is based in the mountainous village of Venta del Moro, part of the Valencia D.O. It’s the project of close friends, Javi Revert and Victor Marques, who met as young makers at Celler del Roure where they worked together for over a decade.
La Comarcal attempts to reconcile the intensity with which both Victor and Javi work, focusing on regenerative farming practice, keeping to the heritage varietals of Valencia, old vines and terroir expressiveness with what they see as their personal characters; an unflustered calmess considered typical of the people of the Mediterranean coast. The result is La Comarcal, fresh, vibrant, sluggable wine produced with all of the care and attention to detail in farming and wine making that Javi uses in his own personal project or Victor maintains at Celler del Roure but with a laidback price tag and vinous style.
All this is made possible because of the landscape and culture of Venta del Moro. Its combination of altitude, traditional varietals and Mediterranean climate mean it’s possible to farm organically and biodynamically without huge amounts of extra vineyard labour. It’s also a part of Valencia where indigenous varietals have slipped behind the foreigners in terms of grape and vineyard prices, which means old vines like those used for La Comarcal come at a discount.