From the region’s lesser-known white grape – Albillo – and small percentages of other indigenous grapes, this stunning wine is a blend of two consecutive vintages. The first vintage (2022) is aged for 12 months in French oak and then blended with the 2023, which ferments in on the lees for six more months. Well structured, clean, and lean, with stark minerality. Notes of peanut brittle, chamomile, jasmine, and lemon blossom shine through.
From the region’s lesser-known white grape – Albillo – and small percentages of other indigenous grapes, this stunning wine is a blend of two consecutive vintages. The first vintage (2022) is aged for 12 months in French oak and then blended with the 2023, which ferments in on the lees for six more months. Well structured, clean, and lean, with stark minerality. Notes of peanut brittle, chamomile, jasmine, and lemon blossom shine through.
Also referred to as a Clarete in Spain, this 100% Tempranillo hails from the winery’s Cardisanto Vineyard at an elevation reaching three thousand feet in sandy limestone soils. The chalky mouthfeel is apparent, as is the wine’s inner light. It’s a heady, dark-skinned rosé, leaning into pomegranate, cranberry, and red tea tannins. It maintains freshness to the finish.
A restrained, fresh, and graceful 100% Tempranillo sourced from a century-old vineyard on clay-limestone soils and aged in 500-liter barrels. Chalky mineral tones influence the brightness of strawberry and cranberry. The flavors and mouthfeel are pure and lean, carrying high-toned acidity and enough structure to maintain an outgoing, energetic persona.
WineSmith Company, Atlanta
Floral meets citrus meets an herbal garden. This is a stellar Sauv Blanc wherein grapefruit and lime blossom are clear cut and precise notes, amped by a taut acidity. The finish treats the palate to white flowers and sweet basil.
Herbal notes surround peach blossoms and soft lime chiffon. Delicate, with pear tart mid-palate amped by a fine acidity.
Dusty and dry, with a paradigm of rose petals weaving through grilled meat, enveloped in plum skin and ripe cherry. Complex and layered with a bright and lively acidity.
Cherries and earth create an aromatic lift, followed by flavors of jasmine, wet stone, espresso, and tobacco. The wine possesses just enough weight to carry all this savoriness to the finish, amplified by a nip of black peppered-plum and walnut.