Celeste Verdejo, DO Rueda – 2019
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Vineyard Profile
- Appellation: DO Rueda
- Soil: River bed gravel, a mixture of stones and pebbles
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Vintage Report
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The 2019 vintage received very little rainfall during the winter 2018–spring 2019 period. Nighttime temperatures during the early summer were quite warm, which brought the harvest forward by more than a week compared to the 2018 vintage. Both of these factors decreased production in the appellation of origin by an average of 20% compared to a normal year, which was partially compensated by new vineyards that produced crops for the first time.
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Vinification
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3 hours of skin contact and fermented in stainless steel tank under controlled temperatures for 15 days
- Aging: Aged on lees for 4 months
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Technical Information
- Varietal Composition: 95% Verdejo; 5% Sauvignon Blanc
- Alcohol: 12.5%
- TA: 5.5 g/L
- p H: 3.27
- RS: 0.6 g/L
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Tasting Notes
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Brilliant pale gold in color. The nose reveals distinctive aniseed and herbaceous notes with undertones of fruit. Silky and full on entry, with a backbone of clean acidity that carries through on the long, persistent finish.
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