Description
The Alzania La Cardelina 2018 is Jose Manuel’s top end Garnacha Blanc from a north facing 22-year-old single vineyard called Finca Vigórtiga. The combinations of the orientation, the poor soils, and the selection of only the top fruit, come together to the cellar for a cold skin soak for 24 hours and then a natural fermentation in 3 different new oak barrels (a 500L French, a 500L Hungarian, & a 225L American). The wine then continues to rest on its fine lees with semiweekly batonnage for 6 months.The finished wine shows gorgeous intensity in the nose, full of caramel, grilled pineapple, grated nutmeg, fresh cut wood, brown sugar, and cream. The palate expresses a creamy texture that isn’t heavy as the citrus notes play the key role of freshness to compliment the mineral tone from the terroir. Round and silky and a finish that goes for days, this top end white wine has immense texture and depth that will continue to develop for many years to come.
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