2023 Cantalapiedra Viticultores 'El Espejo', Castilla y Leon, Spain Bernhard Huber made with a soft voluntary

made with a soft voluntary oxidation

ambient yeast fermentation with punchdowns and a few pump-overs

His winemaking is generally quite reductive as he uses no SO2 until bottling

The ample palate develops notes of brûléed sugar and baked pear lengthened with spearmint and clove

2023 Cantalapiedra Viticultores 'El Espejo', Castilla y Leon, Spain Bernhard Huber made with a soft voluntary100% Verdejo, vines planted in 1999 by Issac (Manuels dad). 750m elevation Manuel notes that it has a really singular soil. It has much less pebbles than usual and also a higher proportion of clay which translates in a much cooler soil. A layer of marl & limestone is found at only 40cm from the surface which gives a higher calcareous character to the wine Fermentation and aging for 11 moths in French & Austrian casks, and additional 7 months in steel