Bodega Cerron: Stratum Wines – El Cerrico Airen 2022

Tim Atkin über: Stratum Wines – El Cerrico Airen

-- Tim Atkin: The Cerdán siblings have crafted one of Spain ́s greatest white wines. It is produced fromjust 0.47ha of pre-phylloxera Airén planted in 1922 at 900m on calcareous sandy soils and fermented in clay tinaja. Struck match reduction combines with a stony, mineral note and a dash of white pepper. Yellow fruit has developed with time in bottle along with a waxy texture that adds to the richness of the palate. Precise with a defined lemon backbone, the wine is perfectly poised yet profound. A producer of pure class that has rightly become the face of modern Spanish wine but with deep genuflection to the country’s viticultural heritage. 2021 - 2031