José Pariente Cuvée Especial

Elegance, finesse and complexity: A great mineral expression of Verdejo.

We create this wine of exciting depth from hundred-year-old vineyards. Its origin is a combination of meticulous work in the vineyard and winemaking techniques in oval concrete vats.

Vineyard

Grape come from two old bush vineyards, from 1924 and 1928, of a total surface area of 2.5 hectares. Both of them are located in the small village of Hornillos de Eresma, planted on sandy soils, what favors water retention at depth, ensures a good ripening process and keeps acidity in dry farming vineyards. Organic viticulture.

Winemaking process

Hand harvest in 20 kg plastic crates allows a grape selection in the vineyard. After a second selection on sorting tables, grape is cold macerated for 12 hours. Then, fermentation and wine ageing on its own lees for 11 months in oval vats of clay cement. These vats are the key of the process. They offer an ideal answer to the ongoing study of new possibilities of the verdejo variety. Their shape and different temperatures at various heights create a circular current which makes the work of the lees easier. They also contribute to a better protection for the wine and offer the possibility of ageing it for longer without oxidation.