Singular Wines fruit of Tradition
HISTORIA
In 1998, the journalist Víctor de la Serna created our wine estate from scratch, in Ledaña (Cuenca), in the heart of central Manchuela; a region of the Spanish Southeast, almost forgotten until recently, that offers excellent terroirs of dominant limestone at high altitude.
En 2019 un grupo de amigos liderados por Ángel y Germán García-Cordero, tomaron el relevo de Víctor de la Serna en Finca Sandoval, atraídos por el potencial de calidad de los vinos de la zona.
Hemos trabajado en recuperar la tradición de viñas y vinos multivarietales, adquiriendo parcelas viejas de nuestras mejores castas tradicionales –bobal, monastrell, garnacha tinta, moravia agria- y plantando también una viña de syrah.
Es en todo caso lo fundamental del proyecto es apostar por las variedades tradicionales, algunas de ellas casi extintas, por la diferenciación de viñedos… por, en resumen, poner en valor la grandísima biodiversidad y recuperar la tradición vinícola de la Manchuela.
PHILOSOPHY
Vineyards with Soul:
The Search for Authenticity and Tradition.
Our work is focused on the vineyard, on working our plots meticulously, knowing that it is there, in the countryside, where great wines are really made. All this with the aim of making wines with an identity of the area, prioritising the sustainability of the vineyard and the environment.
Our wines speak of the territory, of the tradition of the area and of the characteristics of the vintage in which they have been made, maintaining a common denominator year after year based on the vineyard from which they come. Our old vines provide a differentiating element to the wine, obtaining a unique quality.
We work coherently in the winery, with the technical knowledge we have today, but producing in a traditional way that allows us to obtain the purest expression of our grapes, without the technology that today homogenizes wines and leaves them soulless. . That is what we are going to look for, the soul of the wines of Manchuela.
NUESTROS VINOS
Aurora
Our first white with the native Albilla Manchega grape and other varieties that are co-planted with our old vine bobales. We carry out direct pressing, fermentation and aging in French oak barrels and clay jars.
”This wine has even more freshness, and is very tasty, with more character, more Mediterranean, tasty and with a more saline sensation in the finish.
Luis GutierrezCrítico de Vinos
Fundamentalista
With this wine we try to make the most traditional wine of Manchuela: a Bobal planted more than 80 years ago along with at least 4 other varieties, including 30% white grapes. In the past, people planted the plots like this and we have decided to harvest everything together, without separating anything at all and therefore mixing the Bobal with the rest of the varieties, obtaining a blend that is defined from the vineyard. It is aged in clay jars, seeking to use the most traditional and respectful means.
”Es muy bebible, fresco y sabroso. Impresionante.
Luis GutierrezCrítico de Vinos
Tiene una nariz muy limpia y expresiva, es un vino serio y elegante
Salia
It is our town wine, the base of the pyramid. It is a blend of syrah from our estate and bobal from old vineyards. The concept of village wine explains that all the vineyards come from the same municipality and should be a reflection of the wine identity of our town.
”It has a strong aromatic typicity of Syrah with floral touches.
Luis GutierrezCrítico de Vinos
Finca Sandoval
It is an assembly of the best plots, those with the most interesting soils in the Casa Blanca area. The area stands out for its limestone soils, and we select those that have less clay and a greater amount of limestone available, that are shallower. This gives the wines greater elegance, structure, minerality and finesse. We assemble different varieties that come from these soils and are aged in barrels for 15 months.
”Es perfumado y elegante, con estructura, equilibrado y super fresco, con mucha energía.
Luis GutierrezCrítico de Vinos
Una exuberante nariz Syrah, todo violetas, alquitrán, ahumado grasa de tocino ahumado y toques de piel de naranja.
La Rosa
This is a wine from Parcela, the tip of the winery pyramid. Its name honors a noble product of Manchuela: saffron and its rose. It is made because we consider that it is a special vineyard and we do not want to mix it. The vineyard, planted in 1939, brings together half a dozen varieties, with Bobal predominating among them, and about 10% white grapes, on calcareous gravel.
”To learn more about "La Rosa" download the technical sheet
NUESTRA TIENDA
OUR VINEYARDS
Nestled in La Manchuela, a historically rich but little-known region in the south-east of Spain, Finca Sandoval meticulously cultivates red and white grape varieties. These grapes benefit from a limestone soil and a continental climate, which together allow the production of wines with a marked identity, expressing the rich biodiversity and winemaking heritage of the area. Our vines are over 80 years old, allowing us to obtain grapes of exceptional quality, which is reflected in the wines. In addition, we consider it important to work with organic viticulture, promoting the use of organic fertilizers and phytosanitary products that meet the objectives of organic production, and thus be more responsible with the environment.
Our plots of red varieties
Our plots of white varieties
Quality wines made with meticulous attention to detail
Our plots of white varieties
Quality wines made with meticulous attention to detail
Big Payouts
Finca Sandoval is a founding member of Grandes Pagos de España. This is a prestigious organization of unique estates with the goal of producing exceptional wines in harmony with the environment. The uniqueness of the terroir is the key to producing the unique style of the wines.
