Based in the medieval town of Chinchón, Marc Isart is doing great things with Malvar and Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) in the rocky highlands southeast of Madrid. Having completed his mission with Bernabeleva, Marc is now wholly focused on his family project, which he has renamed Bodegas Cinco Léguas (previously La Maldición). The new name refers to a 16th-century law that allowed any wine produced within a radius of ‘five leagues’ from the capital to be served at the court of Madrid.
Marc and wife Carmen work with 12 parcels of old-vine Malvar and Tinto...
