Caraballas Verdejo Ecológico 2020 Magnum

The 2018 Verdejo is now certified organic and sold as Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León, but it's produced with grapes cultivated within the limits of the Rueda appellation. It comes from 12-year-old vines, and it fermented in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts and was kept with fine lees for a couple of months. It has a clean and varietal nose like the Verdejo from yesteryear, with notes of quince and hay and a soft, tasty and balanced palate with the characteristic bitter twist on the finish. It should age nicely in bottle, as evidenced by the 2011 I tasted next to it. 130,000 bottles produced.