Menade Nosso Verdejo Natural 2025

Menade is a family winery in Castilla y León, and Nosso is its natural Verdejo. The fruit comes from Finca Menade, an estate lying around 750 metres above sea level near the river Duero, on soils that mix clay with stony patches. That altitude brings cool nights and a wide day to night temperature swing, which slows ripening and holds on to the natural acidity that defines good Verdejo. The clay retains water for the vines through a dry summer while the stones aid drainage. Everything here is done in a natural manner, with no chemical treatments in the vineyard and no added sulphites in the cellar, so the wine reflects the grape and the site with little intervention. In the glass it is pale with a faint green tint. The nose leads with green apple, lemon and cut fennel over white flowers, and the palate is dry and taut, its saline, herbal character carrying a crisp finish. Serve it well chilled at around 8 to 10 degrees in a standard white wine glass.