2025 Albada Macabeo, Bodega Virgen de la Sierra, Calatayud

"The 2025 Bodega Virgen de la Sierra 'Albada' Macabeo from the oldest winery in Calatayud, in the valley of the Rio Ribota, is 100 per cent Macabeo (aka Viura) grown at high altitude, up to 1,100 metres in some cases, far beyond where red grapes such as Garnacha can ripen. These vines are old, old, old, and there's a fine concentration to this crisp, clean, bone-dry white. It’s almost Sauvignon Blanc-like in its zesty acidity and grassy aromatics and it makes a fine aperitif."
Jonathan Ray, The Spectator Magazine (Tasted February 2026).