Palacio de Bornos Fermentado en Barrica 2024

Palacio de Bornos produces this single-varietal Verdejo under the DO Rueda, in Valladolid. The grapes come from vineyards in La Seca, Pollos and Rueda, where stony soils with a sandy-loam texture dominate and the vines average around fifteen years. Rueda sits high on the plateau of Castilla y León, and its stony ground drains well and reflects heat, while the wide swing between hot days and cold nights holds on to the grape's natural acidity. Unlike the fresh steel-fermented Rueda whites, this one is fermented in French oak barrels for ten to twelve days at controlled temperatures between 16 and 20 degrees. Barrel fermentation and the time the wine then spends on its lees give it a fuller, creamier texture and toasted, nutty tones, while slow oxygen exchange through the wood rounds it out. The wine is pale gold, with a nose of toasted vanilla, white almond and oats over ripe stone fruit. The palate is rounded and textured, with pear and peach set against oak spice and a fresh Verdejo backbone, closing long. Serve it at 10 to 12 degrees with white fish, roast chicken or creamy dishes.