Grapefruit, passionfruit, lime, peach and herbs. Light and round on the tongue, the juicy peach, tart grapefruit and herbal flavors mingle well in the refreshing dry finish.The grapes for this wine.
come from 98.8 acres of vineyards, of which 94 acres are 26 years old and 4.8 acres are ungrafted 90-year-old Verdejo vines. All the vineyards are located in the town of La Seca, which is considered by the locals to be the “grand cru” village of Rueda.
Since the Middle Ages Verdejo has been the traditional varietal here on the left bank of the Duero River. 88% stainless-steel fermented and aged sur lie in the tanks and 12% fermented on large format French Allier oak barrels. This is the third release of this stainless-steel fermented wine.
VINTAGE
- 2006
VARIETAL
- 100% Verdejo
FARMING TECHNIQUE
- Traditional
PRESS
- Wine Spectator : 89 Points
AVAILABILITY
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
