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 Bobal Wine

Bobal is a dark-skinned grape variety native to Utiel-Requena in southeast Spain. It is widely planted throughout the region in the DOs of Valencia, Manchuela, Alicante and Murcia. Outside Spain, Bobal is grown in small amounts in the Roussillon region of France and the Italian island of Sardinia, where it is known as Bovale or Nieddera. Itsname is derived from the Latin word bovale – meaning bull – and refers to the resemblance the grape bunches have to a bull’s head. 

In Spain, it is the third most cultivated variety behind Airen and Tempranillo. Bobal’s thick skins produce deeply colored wines with good tannins and acidity and only moderate alcohol. However, it is not considered a quality grape variety, and in the past its main function was to produce grape concentrate.

Bobal
Bobal Grapes

Nowadays, however, Bobal growers are focusing more on quality production. Rosé wines made using the variety can reach a level of complexity that suggests it has great promise when put to this use. As red wine, however, it can sometimes lack the body found in other varieties from the same area so is often blended with the likes of Mourvedre (Monastrell in Spain), which has enormous potential for alcohol.

In Sardinia, Bobal is the primary ingredient for the Campidano di Terralba DOC. There, it produces red wines blended with the little-known regional varieties Pascale di Cagliari, Greco Nero (known locally as Greco Nieddu) or Monica and can be released a mere six months after being harvested.

Synonyms include: Bovale, Nieddera.

Food matches include:
Europe: Paella Valenciana (red and rosé)
Asia: Szechuan tea-smoked duck (red)
Americas: Chilean roasted rabbit (conejo asado) (red)


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We found 79 matches for Bobal. Click on a name below for details, scores and price history ...
Wine Name
Region 
Popularity
Bodegas Vicente Gandia Castillo de Liria Bobal - Shiraz, Valencia, Spain Valencia $6 6414
Bodega Mustiguillo Finca Terrerazo Vino de la Tierra El Terrerazo, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain Comunidad Valenciana $31 13135
Bodega Sierra Norte Pasion de Bobal, Utiel-Requena, Spain Utiel-Requena $14 15088
J.P. Chenet Sparkling Rose, France France $9 19424
Bodega Mustiguillo Quincha Corral Bobal Vino de la Tierra El Terrerazo, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain Comunidad Valenciana $67 20168
La Malkerida Bobal, Valencia, Spain Spain $11 22839
Attilio Contini Barrile Isola dei Nuraghi IGT, Sardinia, Italy Isola dei Nuraghi IGT $44 25923
Bodegas y Vinedos Ponce La Casilla Vina Estrecha, Manchuela, Spain Manchuela $22 27528
Finca Sandoval Signo, Manchuela, Spain Manchuela $22 44268
Bodegas y Vinedos Ponce Pie Franco 'P.F', Manchuela, Spain Manchuela $20 50328
Attilio Contini Nieddera Rosso Valle del Tirso IGT, Sardinia, Italy Valle del Tirso IGT $16 51188
Tarantas Rosado, Utiel Requena, Spain Utiel-Requena $9 54197
Bodega Sierra Norte Temperamento Bobal, Utiel-Requena, Spain Utiel-Requena $14 54742
Bodegas Vicente Gandia Marques del Turia Bobal - Shiraz, Valencia, Spain Valencia $6 57784
Bodegas Murviedro Vega Libre Tinto, Utiel-Requena, Spain Utiel-Requena $8 61244
Bodegas Vicente Gandia 'Bo' Bobal Unico, Utiel-Requena, Spain Utiel-Requena $9 67684
Bodegas Vicente Gandia Hoya de Cadenas Rosado, Utiel-Requena, Spain Utiel-Requena $8 67684
Attilio Contini Nieddera Rosato Valle del Tirso IGT, Sardinia, Italy Valle del Tirso IGT $9 75958
Bodegas Murviedro Cueva del Culpa, Utiel-Requena, Spain Utiel-Requena $19 75958
Bodega Sierra Norte Cerro Bercial Rosado, Utiel-Requena, Spain Utiel-Requena $454 79717
Beso de Rechenna Tinto, Utiel-Requena, Spain Utiel-Requena $8 83853
Bodegas Luan Equis Vinas Viejas Vino de la Tierra, Castilla La Mancha, Spain Castilla La Mancha $8 85400
Bodegas Vicente Gandia Marques del Turia Bobal Rosado, Valencia, Spain Valencia $8 90539
Bodegas y Vinedos Ponce Pino, Manchuela, Spain Manchuela $30 90539
Cantina del Bovale 'Arcuentu' Campidano di Terralba, Sardinia, Italy Campidano di Terralba $19 90539
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