white grape · regional specialty
Merseguera
Valencia, Spain
Say it
mehr·seh·geh·rah
The 'gue' digraph: 'u' is silent and makes the 'g' hard (as in English 'get') before the 'e'.
On the palate
lemongrapefruitgreen applewhite peachpearalmond
How you spot it blind: persistent bitter almond note on the finish, typical across all expressions
The story
Family tree: Heben × Tortozon
Where it lives
DO Valencia · DO Alicante · DO Utiel-Requena
Shows up as
still white