Their passion for the vineyard sinks into the land and time at Bodegas Xaló, like the roots of the grapes themselves. The Cooperativa Valenciana Virgen Pobre de Xaló produces high-quality wines and spirits thanks to its distinguished and cautious production, which is achieved via a combination of artisan knowledge and cutting-edge technological means.
And during these festive times, when no Christmas celebration is complete without a nice bottle of wine on the table, we present these unique wines from Bodegas Xalo to purchase over the holidays because we know that selecting a good wine is the key to a successful Christmas celebration.
BAHIA BRUT NATURE DRY MUSCATEL
It’s a sparkling wine, made by the traditional method or “champenoise” with the muscatel variety typical of la Marina Alta. It has a fine bubble and stands out for its finesse and elegance you will be surprised.
VIEW
It presents a pale yellow colour with a greenish border accompanied by a crown on the top of glass.
SMELL
It contains a very pleasant scent, with well-integrated carbonic acidity and is rich in typical aromas of the muscatel variety, which consist of hints of aromas from apple, orange, honey and anissed. We can also appreciate some citrus aromas with memories of tropical fruits and finally a light background of pastries and yeast. Everything together is well conjugated with the typical aromas of this variety.
TASTE
The first impression is dry, with a slight acidic entry, with a surprising sensation and a long-lasting taste. Its retronasal phase is interesting as it offers us an intense fruit taste. All in all, it is a well-balanced, nice and smooth drink with a fine bubble.
GRADE VARIETY: MUSCATEL
PRODUCTION REGION: ALICANTE
FERMENTATION: IN STAINLESS STEEL WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL
ALCOHOL: 12°
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 7-10 °C
BAHIA BRUT NATURE DRY ROSE
This is a sparkling wine, made by the traditional method or known as the “champenoise” method of the grape variety giró. It has a fine Bubble that stands out for its finesse and elegance. This sparkling wine will surprise you.
VIEW
It has the colour of petal roses with slight strawberry reflection, accompanied by an elegant cord of small and continuous bubbles.
SMELL
This sparkling wine has an elegant scent of red flowers, strawberries and strawberry yogurt.
TASTE
We get a dry, light and fresh taste with touches of citrus strawberries, as we continue tasting, we find that is sparkling wine offers us a very fine, elegant and smoothly balanced bubble.
GRADE VARIETY: GIRÓ
PRODUCTION REGION: ALICANTE
FERMENTATION: IN STAINLESS STEEL WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL
ALCOHOL: 12°
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 7-10 °C
WHITE MALVARROSA; A YOUNG SEMI-SWEET WINE
This is a Muscatel white wine with a sweet and silky touch, the natural sugar contribution stops the fermentation. This wine evokes a sea breeze, the warmth of the sun, and the freshness of fruit together. This wine presents a full Mediterranean flavour.
VIEW
This is a very clear wine, with a bright pale-yellow appearance.
SMELL
It contains a sense of high aromatic density of the muscatel grape with light and persistent floral touches linked with aromas of ripe fruit.
TASTE
This wine tastes is sweet and smooth with a well-balanced and fresh acidity highlighting its harmony.
GRADE VARIETY: MUSCATEL
PRODUCTION REGION: ALICANTE
FERMENTATION: IN STAINLESS STEEL WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL
ALCOHOL: 10.50
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 6-9 °C
MALVARROSA ROSE; A YOUNG SEMI-SWEET WINE
This is a different wine, to which we reduce the fermentation so that it conserves part of the natural sugar of the grape. It is a fruity wine, with a sweet and a silky taste, but at the same time fresh and light, ideal to enjoy with food or at any time of the day.
VIEW
This wine is clean transparent, bright, and attractive to the eye, with a strawberry pink and light violet matrix color.
SMELL
It has a high aromatic intensity. With a glass, you can smell the subtlest aromas of red fruit(raspberry red currants) and ripe watermelon a with certain sweetness without losing the freshness. With a stirred glass the aromas intensify of ripe red fruit and slight of aniseed hint.
TASTE
This is a semi-sweet wine with a voluminous and silky body. Accompanied by a medium to large sense of fresh fruit when it is tasted with a slight presence of carbon at the end you get a … Intense retro – olfaction, with a fruity and moderately long taste with a slightly bitter ending.
GRADE VARIETY: GIRO
PRODUCTION REGION: ALICANTE
FERMENTATION: IN STAINLESS STEEL WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL
ALCOHOL: 10,50
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 6-9 °C
RED MALVARROSA; A YOUNG SEMI-SWEET WINE
A semi-sweet red wine obtained from a natural fermentation process highlighting its fruit aromatic intensity. Elaborated with the varieties garnacha(giró) and tempranillo.
VIEW
The wine is a cherry-red colour with light violet nuanles with a clear and bright appearance.
SMELL
This wine is intense and has a sense of ripe red fruit that is well balanced and persistent.
TASTE
Its palate is pleasant and silky, with a dense volume and a good balance between acidity and sugar.
GRADE VARIETY: GIRÓ
PRODUCTION REGION: ALICANTE
FERMENTATION: IN STAINLESS STEEL WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL
ALCOHOL: 12,50
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 6-9 °C
Call them or go along today to BODEGAS XALÓ set in the middle of the Jalon valley as there is no better place to acquire the best in wines here in the Costa Blanca.
Contact Details:
Address: Bodegas Xaló
Crta.Xaló-Alcalalí. S/N
03727, Alicante (Alicante)
España
Tel.: 966480034
Website: https://www.bodegasxalo.com/gb/