Cantalapiedra VDT Castilla y Leon Lirondo Verdejo 2023

Cantalapiedra VDT Castilla y Leon Lirondo Verdejo 2023

Cantalapiedra Viticultores
$24.00

Grape: Verdejo
Vintage: 2023
Type: White

100% Verdejo from organically farmed vines that are 12-35 years old. The vines are planted on sandy clay soil with abundant pebbles over marl and limestone. The wine is aged on the lees for ~6 months in stainless steel tanks and it is bottled without fining, filtering or sulfur addition. Hints of citrus and savory herbs. Moderate acidity gives the palate a joyful little burst of juiciness.

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.