For the 2015 Borsao White, the 100% indigenous white grape Viura, also called Macabeo, comes from the estate’s 124 acres of vines. This is fermented in stainless steel and bottled after three months to preserve its fresh, naked personality and delicate floral and fresh citrus aromatics. It is simple, but delightful, dry and ideal for uncritical quaffing. Drink now.

Silky and generous, this white delivers white peach, floral, green almond and light spice flavors in a polished texture. Harmonious. Viura. Drink now. 1,000 cases made.??–TM??Region: Spain / Campo de Borja Select to Add

Made from 100% Viura, the 2012 Borsao White spent three months in French oak. It possesses a perfumed nose of fresh herbs, pineapples, white currants and hints of peach and honey. This fresh, medium-bodied, fruity, intense white can be enjoyed over the next few years. This has long been a popular source for value-priced wines. Founded in 1958 in the appellation of Campo de Borja, Borsao owns a whopping 3,706 acres of vineyards planted at elevations of 1,300 to 2,300 feet above sea level. The soils are primarily limestone-based and the area is highly reputed for old vine Grenache, but there is also Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah planted as well as a few white varietals. Bodegas Borsao’s flagship offering is Tres Picos. Made from 100% Grenache from yields of less than two tons of fruit per acre, these chalky vineyards are planted at a 2,000 foot plus altitude on the hillsides of the Moncayo Mountains. The harvest is all done by hand, and the wine is aged in a combination of stainless steel and French oak for ten months prior to bottling. If you have not yet discovered the great values of Bodegas Borsao, it’s about time you do. Importer: Jorge Ordonez Selections,Dedham, MA; tel. (781) 461-5767: email:corporate@jorgeordonez.com

This soft white shows brioche and light vanilla notes framing apple and pear flavors, with just enough acidity for grip. Viura. Drink now. 500 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Campo de Borja Select to Add

The 2011 White is made from 100% Macabeo (known in other parts of Spain as the indigenous grape Viura). It was fermented in stainless steel, spent three months in older French casks, and was then bottled to ensure its vibrancy and freshness. The 2011 reveals honeyed grapefruit and other citrus in a light-bodied, refreshing, crisp style. While not the most complex dry white one will find from Spain, it is a wonderful quaffer. This delicious, “don’t think about me” white wine should be consumed over the next year. This is a marvelous consumer resource for high quality wines selling at absurdly low prices. I often ask myself, if I had known wines like this existed when I began my career 33 years ago, would I have even considered trying to find great wines at low prices? This has been one of my “go-to” wineries for many years, given their relationship between quality and price. Once you taste these wines, you will probably ask the same question many people have – why do I need to spend more? Bodegas Borsao, which was founded in 1958, owns 3,700 acres in what is one of the emerging, super quality, realistically priced wine regions of not only Spain, but all of Western Europe, Campo de Borja. The soils tend to be dominated by a white chalkiness with considerable alluvial gravel and pebbles. The climate is continental, meaning extremely hot summers and cold winters with some influence from the nearby Ebro River. The vineyards are not old by Spanish standards, with most of the Grenache planted in the early 1980s, and the Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah in the late 1990s. Most of the wines see no oak, and are fermented and aged in stainless steel under strict temperature and quality conditions. Importer: Value Wines from Fine Estates from Spain, Dedham, MA, tel. (781) 461-5767; Fax (781) 461-2570; www.jorgeordonez.com