Paso a Paso Organic White
100% Verdejo
Wine from la Tierra de Castilla
Vintage: Low rainfall and high temperatures during the last ripening phase of the grape, which in contract to forecasts, delayed the start of the harvest thanks to the huge temperature range and led to a slow ripening which resulted in good acidity and fruit
Vineyard: Finca Las Cruces in Casa de los Planos Cuenca is at an altitude 650-700 metres above sea level. The vineyards were planted in 1994 and were the first of verdejo in the area.
Organic viticulture, working the soil in the traditional way without the intervention of chemical products.
Production: Harvest from the second fortnight in September.
Fermentation controlled at a temperature of 15 degrees, clean musts in stainless steel vats. At every stage of production great care is taken to maintain the freshness and acidity for which the Verdejo is known
Analysis: Yellow with green reflections, clean. Aromas of white flowers, stone fruit and aromatic herbs. Very fresh with good acidity, fruity and balanced.
Latest Prizes
Jeb Dunnuck: 91 puntos Paso a Paso Blanco Orgánico 2017.
R. Parker Wine Advocate: 84 puntos Paso a Paso Orgánico Blanco 2015.
eRobertParker.com: 84 puntos Paso a Paso Orgánico Blanco 2015.
Wine from Tierra de Castilla
From North to South, and East to West, Castile – La Mancha is the great wine region, par excellence. Some of its areas have been called “the winery of Europe”, and the quality of its wines is universally recognized, both for its wines made from indigenous grape varieties as well as from foreign vines that have acclimated exceptionally to the area. Today, the wines of Tierra de Castilla compete with an advantage with wines from Chile or Australia, among others.
The varieties of white grapes cultivated are: Airén, Albillo Real, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Macebo (or Viura), Malvar, Malvasía Aromática, Marisancho (or Pardillo), Merseguera, Moscatel de grano menudo and Moscatel de Alejandría (both of the Muscat family), Parellada, Pedro Ximénez, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Torrontés, Verdejo, Verdoncho, and Viongier. Among the reds: Bobal, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Coloraillo, Forcallat tinta, Garnacha tinta (Grenache), Garnacha tintorera (Alicante Bouschet), Graciano, Malbec, Mazuela (Garignan), Mencia, Merlot, Monsastrell (Mourvèdre), Moravia agria, Moravia dulce (or Crujidera), Petit Verdot, Pinot Nior, Prieto Picudo, Rojal tinta, Syrah, Tempranillo (or Cencibel), Tinto de la pompano blanca, and Tinto Velasco (or Frasco).
Castile – La Mancha has five provinces, in each of which, with different climates and terrains, the different varieties of grapes are grown. Profoundly rooted in the lives of its inhabitants, the wine growing areas have developed a culture around wine, which you can discover in each of its wineries and the towns in which they are located. The extensive modernization adapted from the last third of the 20th century has generated more than six hundred labels marketed under the D.O. Tierra de Castilla, with exceptional qualities in each of its varieties.
