Protos Verdejo Cuvée 2023
Fresh organic Verdejo from Bodegas Protos
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Protos Verdejo Cuvée 2023 highlights the magnificent work of Bodegas Protos in the D.O. Rueda. A single-varietal Verdejo defined by its freshness and purity, sourced from young vineyards cultivated organically at over 800 meters of altitude. Intense on the nose, its aging on fine lees for two months provided structure, roundness, and persistence.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Verdejo
Type of barrel
Fudres de roble francés, además de huevos de hormigón y depósitos de inox.
Type of bottle
Bordeaux Bottle
Barrel aging time
5 meses en total, entre los diferentes recipientes.
Capacity (cl)
75
Total acidity (g/l)
5.5
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.2
Sugar
2
pH
3.25
Alcohol content (% vol.)
13
General Information
Originaria de Peñafiel, Protos es historia viva del vino español. Fundada en 1927, pasó hace unos años de ser un icono de Ribera del Duero a convertirse en una de las marcas más importantes de la D.O. Rueda gracias a su monovarietal de verdejo. Protos Verdejo Cuvée 2023 es la última añada de su blanco top, un vino imprescindible que refleja el buen hacer de esta bodega.
En la D.O. Rueda, Protos posee sus viñedos en el municipio vallisoletano de La Seca, cuyos viñedos están considerados como los mejores de la zona por muchos expertos. Las cepas que trabaja la bodega están cultivadas bajo las premisas de la agricultura ecológica, y se asientan sobre los típicos suelos cascajosos de la denominación de origen.
Allí nace Protos Verdejo Cuvée 2023, uno de los mejores verdejos de Rueda gracias, en buena medida, a la calidad de la materia prima y a su cuidada elaboración. La vendimia es nocturna, para preservar todas las cualidades de los frutos. El vino tiene una crianza de 2 meses junto a sus lías en depósitos de acero inoxidable, antes de pasar a huevos de hormigón y, para rematar, a fudres de roble. El resultado es un vino fresco e intenso, no exento de complejidad, que armoniza a la perfección con platos como unas chuletillas asadas de cordero lechal o un pollo de corral en pepitoria.
Tasting notes
Precioso color amarillo pajizo con reflejos verdosos, cristalino y brillante. En nariz aparecen con alta intensidad aromática abundantes recuerdos anisados (hinojo) y suaves y elegantes notas herbáceas que acompañan a unas agradables y nítidas notas de frutas blancas de pepita (manzana verde y pera conferencia). En boca es sabroso y muy bien constituido, mostrando gran volumen junto con una agradable sensación grasa que tapiza su paso de boca. El final de boca es muy característico con la personalidad de la variedad verdejo, destacando un suave toque amargo que le confiere gran persistencia y largura.
Creators' opinion
Protos Verdejo Cuvée displays a straw yellow color with greenish hues typical of the variety. Clean and bright. Medium-high intensity on the nose, where it offers slightly more tropical nuances than traditional verdejo. It also unfolds citrus and apple notes, along with the herbaceous ones that form the base of its aroma. On the palate, it has good acidity that provides freshness. Dry, with the roundness and structure given by its two-month aging on fine lees. It has a mineral nuance that adds complexity. Slightly bitter finish, persistent and with good retronasal, where apple and herbaceous notes perceived on the nose reappear.
The winery
Protos was (except for Vega Sicilia) the first winery of Ribera del Duero: founded in 1927 as a cooperative after the union of 11 winegrowers from the area, and one of the wineries that promoted the creation of the Denomination of Origin in Ribera del Duero (1982). Today, it is one of the most important wineries in Spain, and its wines are sold in 100 countries across five continents.
Located in Peñafiel, where the old and new wineries are connected by an underground tunnel. The old winery, exclusively dedicated to aging, has 2 kilometers of underground galleries carved into the mountain on which the castle stands, where the wines are aged under optimal natural conditions. The new facilities, with a spectacular design by the prestigious architect Richard Rogers, place Protos at the forefront of the wine and wine tourism scene. In fact, it is the most visited winery in the D.O. Ribera del Duero and was the first nationally to achieve the "mark of excellence" certificate by the prestigious international body Superbrands. Additionally, in 2013, Protos was recognized as "Winery of the Year" by Wine & Spirit magazine, and in 2022, it was named one of the 50 most admired wineries in the world by the prestigious international organization Drinks International.
Bodegas Protos owns 150 hectares of its own vineyards and also sources from its associates to craft its elegant wines. This carefully managed but extensive viticulture potential allows the allocation of each grape bunch to a specific type of wine. Another cornerstone of its philosophy is the constant renewal of its barrel stock (with a maximum of 4 years). Since 2006, Protos has also been present in the D.O. Rueda, where it produces Verdejo whites following the same high-quality standards. More recently, in 2019, it announced its entry into the D.O. Cigales.