Viognier I.G.P. Castilla y León, 2022
A rounded organic Viognier showing white flowers, citrus, herbs, brioche and stony minerality.
Importer: Vinoteka Co., Ltd, MST 0313789985 · Seller: The Wine Vault Co., Ltd, MST 0315864130
Not for persons under 18 or pregnant women.
About this wine
Wine Style:
Dry, aromatic and rounded, with a smooth texture, expressive fruit, minerality and brioche notes.
Tasting Notes:
Appearance:
⤍ Bright straw yellow with greenish reflections.
Nose:
⤍ Floral aromas, wild herbs and citrus, layered with brioche notes.
Palate:
⤍ Rounded, balanced and fruit-forward, with fresh acidity and dry-stone minerality.
Finish:
⤍ A persistent citrus finish with a fine, elegant bitterness.
Sommelier's advice:
White fish, seafood, risotto, creamy pasta, white meat and soft cheeses.
Vineyards:
A small organically farmed Viognier vineyard in La Seca, planted in 1999, yielding approximately 6,000 kg/ha.
Maturation:
Aged on its lees for 6 months.
Winemaking process:
The grapes come from a small Viognier plot planted in 1999 in La Seca, in the heart of Verdejo country, and are picked by hand. Fermentation is spontaneous, split between stainless steel, egg-shaped concrete and 500-litre barrels, followed by about six months on the lees. Viognier nearly vanished in the 1960s, when its Rhône home had only a few hectares left.
Interesting notes:
∙ This Viognier began with a fortunate discovery—a tiny Viognier vineyard hidden among the Verdejo-dominated landscape.
∙ Rhône-inspired winemaking gives the wine texture while retaining its Castilla y León identity.
Vinoteka's note
A single vineyard of Viognier planted in 1999 in La Seca, the heart of Verdejo country, on stony soils rich in calcium and magnesium; since Viognier is not a permitted Rueda grape, the wine is bottled under the regional IGP. Organic, fermented partly in steel, partly in a concrete egg and partly in 500-litre French oak, six months on the lees. Bright greenish straw, fragrant and floral with wild herbs, citrus and brioche, balanced and round with a dry-stone minerality and a persistent citrus finish with a fine bitterness. Serve at 10–12 °C with white fish, shellfish, risotto or white meats.
“Flores blancas, jazmín, hierbas secas… sabroso, frutoso, equilibrado.”Guía Peñín · 90 / 100 · 2022
Written by the Vinoteka team from the producer's technical sheet.
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