Cantalapiedra Viticultores 2022 Chiviritero Verdejo - 2 bottle limit per customer

For us, this was the gateway drug, the first Verdejo from Manueal Cantalapiedra that really opened our eyes and made us realize that he was trying to do something really special. We had consumed many bottles of his fun and fresh "Lirondo," and his entry level, stony and friendly "Cantayano," but Chiviritero had more mystery about it. There were layers, and a level of complexity we weren't that used to... it was hiding something. 2022 should by most accounts be open and accessible, but like with the Otea, we would recommend either decanting or giving it time to age before enjoying.  -EL

Notes from the importer: From the Chiviritero vineyard of 43-year-old Verdejo vines planted on round pebbles over sandy clay calcareous soils. The pago is at 750m above sea level. The whole grapes were crushed into used French oak barrels where the juice fermented. After fermentation and malolactic conversion, the wine rested in the same barrels and a portion in stainless steel for 11 months. Bottled without fining or filtering and with only a small addition of sulfur.