MicroBio Wines 2022 La Banda del Argilico Verdejo

Banda Argilico, from two vineyard sites with clay-banded sandy soils, is a perfect expression of the balancing tension of Ismael Gozalo's Verdejos. Ismael's approach to preserving freshness and expressing the full character for Verdejo is to harvest in two separate passes, one early and one much later. The first and smaller pass is done to preserve the bright acidity and minerality of early harvested Verdejo, while the second, larger harvest is intended to showcase the fruit and length that comes from fully ripened grapes. There is fantastic energy and freshness to this wine, with a hint of sandy grit on the palate.