Castillo y Leon, Spain® Menade Organic Verdejo – 5214773575815

Menade Organic Verdejo is the latest project by brilliant winemaker Richard Sanz, produced from old Verdejo vines at high altitude. Great texture with peach, herbal and mineral flavours followed by a crisp, clean finish.

Bodegas Menade was established in 2005 by Alejandra, Marco and Richard Sanz – the 6th generation of this wine-producing family – just a kilometre west of the village of Rueda. Their winery incorporates a cellar hewn out of the solid rock of La Seca at the beginning of the 19th century. Richard is the winemaker at the estate, whilst his brother Marco is the viticulturalist, and sister Alejandra looks after exports and communications.Their philosophy is grounded in nature, and respect for the vineyards and terroir. All wines are certified organic, no sulphur or copper sulphate is used in their vineyards, and fermentation is with only natural yeasts present on the grape skins. This is a producer of seriously interesting and innovative Rueda wines; their portfolio focuses predominantly on Verdejo and includes the stunning ‘La Mision’, which is part fermented in tinajas (traditional clay fermenting vessels) made from clay from their own vineyards, and a (non-Jerez) Palomino Verdejo flor aged wine.

Producer Website: www.menade.es/

Vintage: 2022 
Grape: Verdejo
Region: Castilla y Leon
ABV: 13%
Vegan, Organic