La Perdida 2022 Malas Uvas

This is a mountain white wine, showing notes of melon, pear, citrus, and salt on the nose, while the palate leans more toward savory earth, herbs, and salty stone. // From Jose Pastor Selections: "Malas Uvas is 100% Palomino from old vines throughout the vineyards that Nacho works in Valdeorras. These ancient, low-yielding Palomino vines are hand-harvested separately from the rest of the vines and destemmed, wild yeast fermented in used barrel with about one week of skin maceration, then raised over winter on the lees in amphora for 5 months and bottled without fining, filtration or added SO2. Nacho named this wine “Malas Uvas” (evil grapes) since Palomino is not permitted by the rules of the Valdeorras D.O." - Ben Fletcher