Meraldis Verdejo 2020 (6 Bottles) Vinificación Integral Bodegas Grupo Yllera - (Curiel de Duero, Valladolid) D.O.: RUEDA VINEYARDS Old vines (with more than 40 years) from Segovia, over sandy soils. WINEMAKING Manual harvesting in boxes. Pressed directly with its rachis. Ageing with dregs for 6 days and then introduced in barrels to ferment with its own yeasts. AGEING 17 Months in 500 liters oak barrels. TASTING NOTES Golden yellow color. Powerful ripe fruit aromas on the nose (peach, grapefruit, tangerine) and soft vanilla and smoked hints from its contact with the wood, together with the characteristic aniseed ending. Very well structured in the mouth, round, creamy and full-bodied provides great freshness. Elegant, long finish. Unfiltered wine. Do not serve it very cold. AWARDS Meraldis 2020 94 pts – Wine Enthusiast 93 pts – Guía Peín 92 pts – Robert Parker 92 pts – James Suckling 92 pts – Wine Spectator Oro Mundus Vini 2023 Oro Verema New Wine 2022 Oro Concurso de Vinos del Real Casino de Madrid 2023 Plata Asia Wine Throphy 2023 Zarcillo de Plata 2023 Bronce IWSC 2023