Bodegas Menade La Mision 2016 750ml X 6 Orignal Box

Country: Spain
Region: Rueda
Varietal(s): 100% Verdejo
Maturation: 11 months in oak barrels & clay amphorae
Alcohol: 12.5%
Serving Temperature: 8-10 degrees

Made from 18 parcels of prephylloxeric Verdejo varying in age between 120 and 140 planted in sandy soils around our region.

Haversting: 

By hand.

Fermentation: 

Correspondingly low yield, steel fermented utilizing naturally occurring wild yeasts and with no malolactic, this is followed by around 11 months in a mixture of 500 litre oak barrels and clay amphorae across in La Seca; and the final wine is allowed the privilege of 1 years in bottle prior to release.

Stabilization: 

Clarification is effected with bentonite, stabilization by chilling to low temperatures, and filtration is with natural cellulose.

Colour: 

Crystalline yellow, bathed with golden reflections.

Nose:

 Complex, zingy, aromatic, electric in its energy, with a plethora of understated fruits and complementary herbal under currents, a touch of sweet apple, and most judiciously understated oak, this is ever so fine.

Palate: 

Tense, rich with a lot of volume. An extensive and fresh aftertaste. Elegance, with personality and typically are found at the end of this wine.