Verdejo Rueda DO - Campo Eliseo

With the Campo Eliseo Verdejo Rueda comes a first-class white wine in the wine glass. In this it presents a wonderfully dense, light yellow color. When swirling the wine glass, this white wine reveals a high viscosity, which is evident in clear church windows at the edge of the glass. To the nose, this Campo Eliseo white wine presents all sorts of pears, apricots and jasmine. As if that wasn't already impressive, herbs join in due to the aging in small wooden barrels.

The Campo Eliseo Verdejo Rueda presents itself to the wine drinker wonderfully dry. This white wine is never coarse or meager, but round and smooth. This light white wine is full-bodied and multifaceted on the palate. The final of this youthful white wine from the wine-growing region of Castile - Leon, more precisely from Rueda DO, finally captivates with considerable reverberation.

Vinification of the Verdejo Rueda from Campo Eliseo

This wine clearly focuses on one grape variety, and that is Verdejo. Only impeccable grape material was brought in for this exceptionally powerful varietal wine from Campo Eliseo. Of course, the Verdejo Rueda is also determined by climate and viticultural style Rueda DO. This Spaniard can be described as an Old World wine in the best sense of the word, which is extraordinarily impressive. After the grape harvest, the grapes reach the press house by the fastest route. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. This is followed by fermentation in small wood at controlled temperatures. After the end of fermentation, the powerful Verdejo Rueda is aged for several months in French oak barrels.

Food recommendation for Campo Eliseo Verdejo Rueda

Experience this white wine from Spain ideally moderately chilled at 11 - 13°C as an accompanying wine to coconut-lime fish curry, fruity endive salad or stir-fried vegetables with fish.

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