White wine 100 % verdejo Barrel fermented

WINEMAKING From grapes chosen from the best vines in the D.O. Rueda, crushed and chilled at 4-6º during 8-12 hours (cold maceration) and then pressed in a pneumatic press, we extract the first pressing must (“Virgen o flor”) to elaborate this YLLERA verdejo Barrel Fermented. Skin Maceration: 8-12 hours at 4 ºC. Fermentation in new French oak barrels (Allier) and aged 6 months with its lees, with daily “batonage”. Cold stabilisation before bottling.  

TASTING NOTES: Straw yellow colour, with brilliant clarity. Clean on the nose, with pronounced grapefruit and citrus accents very well assembled with the elegant new oak aromas (vanilla, butter, toast coming through) and the characteristic aniseed ending. Very well structured in the mouth, with a good acidity that makes the wine very nice to drink. Long, clean, mouth-watering finish.  

GASTRONOMY: Matches perfectly as an aperitif with cured ham (Spanish “Ibérico”), smoked ham, dry fruits (almonds, nuts, hazelnuts, etc…), smooth cheeses, rice dishes (“paella”), smoked fish (salmon, eel, trout, anchovy, etc…) white meats (chicken, turkey, lamb,…), dishes using sauces with presence of butter, cream, etc…and vegetable dishes such us corn, squash, etc…