RECORBA WHITE, D.O. Rueda

CURRENT VINTAGE: 2010

VINTAGE 2008: BEST BUY, WINE ENTHUSIAST, JULY 2009, 87 POINTS

100 % Verdejo

WINEMAKING PROCESS:

The grapes used for this wine come from 60 years old vines planted in clayish soil within the terms of La Seca, a small location in the heart of the Denomination of Origen Rueda.

The Verdejo grapes have been macerated for 5 hours in the press, after this period it was pressed and temperature controlled fermentation at 16ºC.  The Viura grapes had a more traditional fermentation.
Afterwards, the two wines are blended and we make the filtration and cold stabilisation before bottling.

Once the alcoholic fermentation was finished, the wine was aged for 3 months with the lees from its own lees in stainless steal deposits. The batonage was done daily for two minutes, since we were looking for the creamy texture, longness and very aromatic characteristics of this wine.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS:

COLOUR:
Light straw colour with strokes of green, characteristic of the Verdejo variety – indigenous grape of the Rueda Denomination of Origin in the heart of Spain.

BOUQUET:
Tropical fruit aromas, citrus and remembrances of fennel.

IN MOUTH:
It is light, fresh and lively thanks to a good acidity. The good balance leaves a very pleasant aftertaste.