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Finca Montepedroso | Feen-Ka Mont-Eh-Ped-Rose-Oh | DO Rueda (Castilla y León), Spain

Finca Montepedroso was founded in 2008 by La Familia Martínez Bujanda, a family-owned collection of wineries that dates back to 1889. More than a century has passed since the family’s patriarch, Joaquín Martínez-Bujanda, started making wine; now his great-grandchildren Carlos and Pilar carry on the family legacy. Traditionally Rioja producers, the Martínez-Bujanda family purchased the Montepedroso vineyard to realize their dream of making white wine from Rueda’s famed Verdejo vineyards. Planted in 2002, Finca Montepedroso is an eighty-acre single-estate vineyard situated at 2,500 feet. This high altitude, combined with Rueda’s gravelly, nutrient-poor soil provides an ideal environment for preserving acidity and producing fresh and complex whites. The family vinifies each Verdejo plot independently based on soil type and age of vine, in a small yet strikingly modern winery on the estate. Finca Montepedroso Verdejo This wine is made from 100 percent estate-grown Verdejo that is meticulously hand-harvested at night, keeping the grapes cool, as they would otherwise be affected by the region’s typical daytime heat. Fermented at low temperatures in stainless steel tanks to preserve freshness, this Verdejo is then aged sur lie for five months with weekly batonnage to provide additional depth and complexity. Finca Montepedroso is a fresh yet intense wine, showcasing the true varietal character of the Verdejo grape. This wine features notes of apricot, peach, fennel, green almond shell, and anise, with hints of fresh-cut hay, smoke, and minerality. On the palate, it is velvety with excellent volume, structure, and acidity. 2014 : 91 WA | 2013 : 89 WA

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