2023 Cantalapiedra Viticultores 'El Espejo', Castilla y Leon, Spain Bernhard Huber known as the Val d'Aosta

known as the Val d'Aosta or Val d'Aoste in Italian and French respectively

2018 Jean-Yves Peron 'La Bottiere (Jacquere)

ambient yeast fermentation with punchdowns and a few pump-overs

well-made gin from conscientiously sourced ingredients

as many older wines enjoyed over the past few decades have so emphatically illustrated

2023 Cantalapiedra Viticultores 'El Espejo', Castilla y Leon, Spain Bernhard Huber known as the Val d'Aosta100% Verdejo, vines planted in 1999 by Issac (Manuels dad). 750m elevation Manuel notes that it has a really singular soil. It has much less pebbles than usual and also a higher proportion of clay which translates in a much cooler soil. A layer of marl & limestone is found at only 40cm from the surface which gives a higher calcareous character to the wine Fermentation and aging for 11 moths in French & Austrian casks, and additional 7 months in steel