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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Matteo1 on 9/11/2023 & rated 88 points: Like a sledgehammer wrapped in another sledgehammer, this is a big wine. Took a few days to open in the fridge. Almost neon color in glass, with pear, hay and flint. Short finish. (201 views) | | | Tasted by classicalspin on 8/3/2023 & rated 90 points: I'm not that much of a white wine drinker, I confess. But occasionally a white will open to me just for its prettiness and texture, I find myself heading back to the fridge for just one more glass. I like this wine, rounded green mellow flavors with a bit of green apple, and just enough acidity to carry through to a real finish. (214 views) | | | Tasted by BottleScholar on 7/21/2023 & rated 91 points: Master The World Kit #144A (Online): Citrus to light tropical fruit, juicy, floral, wet stone. Clean, pure, fragrant. Some lees contact. Intensity: High. Acid: M+. Pale lemon. 14% abv. 100% verdejo. Body: M. Very good. Not intended for aging. Delicious. (291 views) | | | Tasted by mjgkng on 4/27/2023 & rated 88 points: Refreshing, citrus with floral notes. (281 views) | | | Tasted by Sanlucar on 4/8/2023 & rated 90 points: Simultaneously dry and sweet, plus its a bit tart. Lots of tropical fruit and green apple notes. A good value. (319 views) |
| Bodegas Ordoñez Producer websiteBodegas Ordoñez Rueda Old Vines NisiaNV Tech Sheet:https://www.jorgeordonezselections.com/web-documents/wine-67/Nisia%20Sellsheet.pdf
History
Historically, D.O. Rueda is one of Spain’s finest white winemaking regions. When the capital of Castilla y León
was in Valladolid, the wines of Rueda (and those of Toro) were celebrated by the Spanish medieval court.
The most important indigenous grape in Rueda is Verdejo, named for the green hue of the skins. For centuries
Rueda produced quality Verdejo, but was annihilated by the phylloxera, which wiped out two thirds of the
region’s vineyards. When American rootstocks were selected for grafting, they were chosen for productivity,
not quality. This focus on quantity over quality defined the region for much of the 20th century, until several
important producers resuscitated the region’s commitment to quality in the 1970’s. Today, most of the region
is focused on bulk wine from newer clones of Verdejo and Sauvignon Blanc. These vineyards are typically
planted in the central part of the appellation, which is defined by extremely productive red clay soils. There
are small pockets of extremely old, ungrafted vineyards of the original clones of Verdejo in the south-eastern
part of the appellation. It is Bodegas Ordóñez’s goal to find and champion these authentic vineyards.
Vineyard
Nisia is produced from several ungrafted, head trained, and dry farmed vineyard sites surrounding the town
of Puras in the south-eastern sub-region of D.O. Rueda. These vineyard sites were planted between 80 and
60 years ago, on extremely sandy soils that are intermixed with river stones. These are soils that were
deposited in this part of Rueda thousands of years ago by the Duero River. These sandy soils prevented the
phylloxera from entering this subzone, so although the vineyards were planted between 1940 and 1960,
they are all ungrafted. They are also head trained, dry farmed, and cared for using the most traditional
methods of viticulture possible. These practices reduce the yields of the vines and create a more authentic
expression of Verdejo in the final wine, that moves beyond the simple, commercialized, watery wines from
Rueda that now flood the market.
Winemaking
The grapes are hand harvested, sorted rigorously, and pressed by a small pneumatic press. The must is cold
settled, and 60% of the volume is racked into large format, 500L & 600L Burgundian oak puncheons and
demi-muids for fermentation. These barrels are all third use through older neutral barrels from the foundation
of the winery in 2011. The remaining 40% of the must remains in stainless steel for fermentation. The
fermentation is carried out and the wine remains on the lees for 6-8 months after the fermentation,
depending on the harvest and vintage conditions. Our goal stylistically is to produce serious, age worth
Verdejo from Rueda. Nisia is a wine that will blossom in the bottle and although it is lively and fresh upon
release, will develop tremendous secondary and tertiary characteristics due to the sur lie ageing and barrel
fermentation. Our use of neutral barrels for the fermentation allows a fine micro-oxygenation of the wine,
which balances out the reductive conditions created by sur lie ageing. Simply, the care for our old, original
clone Verdejo vineyards and serious winemaking produce an atypical and uncommonly serious Verdejo.VerdejoVerdejo thrives in Northwestern Castile continental climate and gravel soils. The grape gives aromatic wines, often soft with body.
Wines take on a slightly yellowish color, with a youthful, greenish hue. A crisp and fresh white variety with grassy notes, a touch of fruit and excellent level of acidity. The extract, a key factor when assessing the personality of great white wines, is perceived through its volume and its characteristic bitter touch, which leaves a glint of originality in the mouth, accompanied by a rich fruity expression. These wines are harmonious, and their aftertaste invites to go on drinking.Old Vines Old Vine/Vieilles Vignes (Wikipedia)Spain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
Wine Map on weinlagen-info
Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.Castilla y León Castilla y León Wine (Turismo Castilla y León ) |
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