Cantalapiedra Majuelo El Espejo La Seca Verdejo 2022

Cantalapiedra Majuelo El Espejo La Seca Verdejo 2022

Cantalapiedra Viticultores
$66.00

Grape: Verdejo
Vintage: 2022
Type: White

From a unique, 3.6-hectare vineyard planted in 1999, situated 750m in elevation. The singular soil is composed of clay, marl and limestone, with less pebbles than what is typically seen in the area, resulting in a particularly cooling soil for the plants. The sandy, stony soils and the old vines give a wine that’s saline and linear, but never sharp. There’s a gentle creaminess from its time on lees, a flicker of citrus peel and fennel, and a chalky, mineral depth that unfolds with air. Fermented spontaneously and aged in old barrels, it's an honest, transparent snapshot of a historic site—timeless and quietly thrilling.

Cantalapiedra Viticultores is located in La Seca, a village in the heart of Spain's Rueda appellation. The estate is run by father-and-son team Isaac and Manuel Cantalapiedra, with Manuel, a classically trained pianist, now leading the winemaking. They are a vanguard of minimal intervention winemaking in a region dominated by conventional producers. While Rueda is known for a consistent style of Verdejo, Cantalapiedra focuses on producing single-vineyard bottlings that highlight the unique differences in their terroirs. In the cellar, they use wild yeasts for fermentation and add minimal to no sulfur, relying on natural processes to express the character of their vineyards.