Description
Cloudy – Lemon – Hay – Oak – Nutty
Samuel Cano, the fourth generation of winemaker in his family, works 35 hectares of vines in rural La Mancha that have been passed down from his grandfather. It may seem like Samuel is running a pretty large-scale production but in fact he only uses 10% of grapes from the vineyard for his own production. The rest he sells on the cheap to the local organic co-op. For Samuel it’s much more about quality than quantity.
Summers in La Mancha are dry and baking hot, yet the breeze from the east coupled with its relative elevation (700-800m above sea level) mean that whilst Samuel’s wines carry high sugar, they also have definite structure and balance. Soil here is lime-carrying clay on a bed of limestone and the resulting wines are somewhat voluptuous yet still mineral.
For this 100% Airen white, the grapes are destemmed and macerated for 6 months on skins in stainless steel, then only the free run juice is racked off and bottled directly. The result is a super-cloudy orange wine, with notes of citrus peel rounded off by oak and finishing with a lovely nuttiness.
Grape: Airen
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