Valdespino Fino En Rama Ynocente Macharnudo ALto Spring 2022 Special Selection 1.5L

MCF Rare Wine

Fino Inocente is quite a unique Fino, for different reasons. Bodegas Valdespino is one of the oldest bodegas in the area, and they stick to traditional methods. The Inocente name was trademarked in 1894 but it had been in use much longer. Originally it was the name of a specific vineyard in the pago Macharnudo.
Inocente is of one only Fino wines still to be fermented in wooden casks, 600-liter American oak butts. Moreover Valdespino is using indigenous yeasts, whereas since the 1970’s all other bodegas have been using stainless steel fermentation tanks and many of them switched to cultured yeasts. While these modern techniques are less labour-intensive and result in a more consistent fermentation, they also takes away a bit of the traditional character and the diversity of a large array of casks.
A second unique feature is the fact that the Palomino grapes for this wine come from one single vineyard. Where all other Finos are blended from multiple sources, this one uses only grapes from Macharnudo Alto, a high-altitude area.
Full-bodied yet elegant, this Fino is mineral, zingy and quite briny with a touch more oak than other Finos and an abundance of herbal notes.

Country: Spain
Region: Andalucia
Appellation: Jerez
Grape: Palomino Fino
Farming: Organic
Drink: Now



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