Las Mesas Blanco 2024

Founded in 2006, Bodegas Gardel is a family-run winery in Las Mesas (Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha). After generations of growing grapes for local co-operatives, their goal is to produce wines from the highest quality grapes. By selecting the best plots, they create pure, fresh, fruit-driven wines with clean winemaking practices. The Tempranillo and Verdejo vines for Las Mesas wines, planted in the 1980s and 1990s, have been organic since the start, with no chemical fertilisers or pesticides. Organic viticulture is central to their philosophy, and their vineyards have been certified organic from day one. The 14th-century windmill on the label is important to both the winery and the people of Cuenca. It’s believed to have inspired Cervantes in Don Quixote and symbolises regional tradition and self-sufficiency. Our design modernises this imagery, honouring the last remaining 600-year-old windmill in Las Mesas. We’ve refreshed the label with a new design, and each vintage will feature a different windmill illustration. Winemaking Detail: Organic from start to finish. Preventative care taken to limit the use of sulphur. Always harvested at night to retain freshness and keep things as cool as possible. When the grapes to the winery, they are delicately cleaned and separating from the stems and stalks. Once everything is clean, they ferment in stainless steel tanks with temperature control for 15-20 days. They carry out fermentation separately depending on the plot it is collected from.

Organic from start to finish. Preventative care taken to limit the use of sulphur. Always harvested at night to retain freshness and keep things as cool as possible. When the grapes to the winery, they are delicately cleaned and separating from the stems and stalks. Once everything is clean, they ferment in stainless steel tanks with temperature control for 15-20 days. They carry out fermentation separately depending on the plot it is collected from.

Greenish straw colour. Vibrant aromas with citrus fruit and a touch of pineapple. On the palate the Blanco is broad and balanced with precise acidity. Long and fruity finish.

Crab, Lemon sole, Shellfish

Castilla La Mancha , to the South West of Madrid in the very heart of Spain, has traditionally been known for producing vast quantities of table wine about half of all Spanish grapes are grown here. Whilst most vineyards lie at 500 700 m on sandy, calcareous and clayey soils , only grape that can withstand the extreme temperature (40ºC to 12ºC) and dry conditions thrive here; for whites this is principally Airen and for reds many of the usual dark skinned varietals. The region itself has 9 DO’s which, since the 80’s, have really taken advantage of new technology to greatly improve the quality and freshness of the wines.