Rafael Cambra Mallaura Blanco 2025
HK$ 335.43
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Features
Type of wine
Pairings
Style
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Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
13.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 6ºC and 8ºC
Winemaking
Fermented in stainless steel tanks with 11 days of skin soaking and maceration. Aged for 10 months in used French oak barrels.
Description
Rafael Cambra Mallaura Blanco clearly embodies Rafael Cambra’s vision: to produce a Valencian white wine that does not mask the landscape, but rather interprets it. His project, based in Fontanars dels Alforins within the Valencia D.O., stems from a deep connection with the land, organic farming and an honest interpretation of the cool, dry inland Mediterranean climate. Mallaura Blanco also stems from a bold decision: to restore and breathe new life into Cases de Colau, a historic estate that Cambra has been restoring since 2020. The blend, comprising 50% Malvasía, 25% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Chardonnay, comes from vines aged between 30 and 50 years, planted on clay-limestone soils, capable of imparting tension, depth and an austere yet luminous identity. This is not a white wine designed to please immediately, but rather to convey place, texture and authenticity.
Production
The harvest for Rafael Cambra Mallaura Blanco is carried out by hand, seeking to preserve the integrity of the grape as much as possible. Fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts in small 1,000-litre stainless steel tanks, thus respecting the natural character of each variety. The Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc also undergo 11 days of skin contact, without temperature control, a choice that adds depth, structure and an unconventional dimension to a white wine intended for ageing. The wine is then aged for 10 months in used 225-litre French oak barrels. This ageing process does not seek to perfume or sweeten the wine, but rather to complement it, give it depth and allow the wine to refine itself. The result is a wine produced with minimal intervention, precise and serene, culminating in a very limited bottling of just 1,500 bottles.
Taste
In the glass, Rafael Cambra Mallaura Blanco is a far cry from exuberant, fruity whites. Here, balsamic and medicinal notes emerge, along with a delicate creamy nuance, hints of fine wax, dried herbs and a chalky sensation reminiscent of damp chalk. It enters the palate gently, but immediately reveals a serious, mature and well-structured profile. The fruit is present, though never overpowering; it is enveloped by a rich, understated and mineral texture. The balanced acidity underpins the wine without being overpowering, whilst the finish lingers with a salty, persistent and deeply Mediterranean note. It is an aged white wine with a restrained character, focused more on texture and terroir than on easy aromatic expression. A white wine with a gastronomic profile, serious and distinctive, which speaks more of terroir than of grape varieties.
Shipping to Hong Kong
Estimated transit time: 3 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Complete box |
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| 1-5 bottles | HK$ 137.58 | 6 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 7-11 bottles | HK$ 137.58 | 12 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 13-17 bottles | HK$ 137.58 | 18 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 19-23 bottles | HK$ 137.58 | 24 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 25-29 bottles | HK$ 137.58 | 30 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 31-35 bottles | HK$ 137.58 | 36 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 37-41 bottles | HK$ 137.58 | 42 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 43-47 bottles | HK$ 137.58 | 48 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 49-53 bottles | HK$ 137.58 | 54 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 55-59 bottles | HK$ 137.58 | 60 bottles, Free shipping! |
