Grape · Rueda, Spain
Verdejo
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Rueda's citrus and fennel
The white of Rueda: grapefruit, hay, and a faint bitter twist. Spain's most useful by-the-glass white when it is not over-cropped.
- grapefruit
- fennel
- hay
- lime
- boxwood
Profile
Bodylow
Acidhigh
Sugardry
Verdejo oxidizes easily, so it is often protected under inert gas and drunk young. Old-vine, barrel-fermented Rueda is a different wine: weight, fennel, and a long bitter finish that works at the table.
Do not confuse it with Sauvignon Blanc from the same appellation, though they share a citrus register.
Tapas, fried fish, and goat cheese.
At the table
Service
45–48 °F (7–9 °C). Drink most bottles within two years.
