Verdeal 2017

Winemaking and Ageing

Verdeal 2017 is a monovarietal wine from the Verdejo grape. The grape has been collected in excellent conditions of health and there has been no climatic setback during the harvest.

Therefore, the harvest could be scheduled depending on the maturation of each of the vineyard plots. The excellent maturation of the grape of 2017 vintage has given us a balanced acidity, which augurs a harvest with great longevity and an intense and elegant aromatic quality. The speed of the harvest and the selection of plots, is achieved thanks to the harvesting machines, which allow to collect every day, those vineyards that have reached the ideal parameters.

The harvest is carried out at night in order to avoid oxidations in the musts caused by sunlight and to take advantage of the cool night temperatures that allow the entry of the coldest grapes in the cellar, thus helping to improve quality of the wines and an important energetic saving. A skin maceration of the must is carried out with the skins of 6-12 hours of duration and a temperature of 6º-8ºC. With this maceration, a greater extraction of the aromatic and varietal components is achieved, as well as enhancing the sensations in the mouth. The racking is long, increasing the contact of skin substances with the must, increasing the contribution of fruity aromas. The fermentation takes place at low temperatures, 14-16º, which helps to maintain and intensify the varietal character.

After the fermentation the wines are kept for a period of time with the fine lees, to increase the structural characteristics of it, providing fatty acids and broader and glyceric sensations in the mouth.

Verdeal 2017 Tasting Notes

• View: Verdeal 2017 has a bright hay yellow color, with intense green nuances. 
• Nose: On the nose, it has a high intensity. It is a wine with a very broad aromatic complexity, where the varietal character is very present. Notes of fresh fruit (green apple), stone fruit (peach) and citrus nuances (grapefruit, lemon skin) emphasizing its freshness, which gives way to intense tones of mountain herbs and white flowers providing elegance and finesse to the wine, with a delicate balsamic and mineral background and an aniseed finish.
• Palate: Wide mouth, elegant and fresh, well structured. Tasty and balanced. Complex, long and very aromatic finish with pleasantly bitter tones, corresponding to the variety that gives it length and an ending with hints of fresh fruit, balsamic and fennel.

Pairing

Verdeal 2017 is ideal to accompany red prawns, fish, rice and appetizers. Service temperature between 8º and 10ºC.

Buying Verdeal 2017 in En Copa de Balón is easy, convenient, and with the guarantee to get the best wine at the best price, and in perfect condition.

Elaborado y Embotellado por Bodegas Verdeal S.L. La Seca, Valladolid R.E. 8705/VA OO