I recently received this wine from the fine folks at Savorian Inc. Savorian Inc. is a Brooklyn-based company that owns, distributes and imports wine from Catalonia, Spain. Savorian Wines' portfolio is made up of two collections; white Bogatell™ and red El Raval™. Bogatell™ is crafted from the finest grapes picked from the best vineyards of Terra Alta in Catalonia, Northern Spain. Grenacha blanca is a variety of white wine grape that is related to the red grape Grenache. It is mostly found in Rhône wine blends and in northeast Spain.
In Spain it is mostly found in the Spanish wine regions along the Pyrenees, particularly in Navarra and the Terra Alta region in Catalonia. Bogatell is a white wine made from 100% Garnacha Blanca grapes and is produced in the small mountainous regions of Catalunya called Terra Alta.
I found lots of melon and floral aromas with some green apple and citrus. After a short time opened the aromas seemed to come more alive with lots of apple and a dry grapefruit. In the mouth the wine was nice, crispy with lots of citrus and apple. The finish was very dry with some tropical fruits and citrus.
For dinner, Pam broiled Swai filets covered with tomato chunks and Italian sweet peppers and served it with a great garden salad. The Bogatell was a very impressive pairing with the fish. Sipping afterwards was a little disappointing. Not bad, but I think I may have been expecting more. Definitely a wine meant to be enjoyed with food. Will be perfect with summer salads and light foods on the grill, like chicken, pork and fish.
I don't have any info yet as far as pricing, but understand it will be under $20 and that is a pretty decent price for this wine. As of now, Savorian Inc. is one of a few companies in the world that is licensed by the state of New York to sell wine to retail outlets (restaurants and bars) and should be in the stores soon.
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