Vitícola Mentridana Blanco 2024

Vitícola Mentridana works in D.O. Méntrida, in the northeast of Toledo province where the vineyards climb toward the granite foothills of the Sierra de Gredos. This is a high, continental site with warm days and cool nights, and the altitude preserves acidity in the naturally low-acid Garnacha Blanca. Fermentation and ageing take place in concrete rather than oak, an inert vessel that holds a steady temperature and lets the wine settle on its fine lees without adding wood flavour or oxygen. The result keeps its primary fruit and a rounded texture from that lees contact. The colour is pale straw with a green tint. The nose is citrus led, lemon and lime over white peach and a hint of white flowers, and the palate is light bodied and dry at 11.5 percent, finishing crisp with a saline, stony bite that reflects the granitic soil. Farming here is sustainable, with minimal intervention in the cellar. Serve well chilled, around 8 to 10 degrees, in a standard white glass.