Ruben and Elisa, the couple behind Malaparte, cultivates 5.5 ha of property vineyards located 3 km from the village of Cuellar, 60 km north from Segovia. All the work in the vineyard is done according to organic ideology and practices. The area is characterized by a pine forest surrounding all the hectares planted with vines protected by natural vegetable cover and sitting on layers of limestone mixed with sand and clay. In the cellar, Ruben and Elisa produce wine according to different styles and techniques that can vary from the use of tanks, old barriques and centennial clay pots, a vessel historically common in many parts of Spain and not just something trendy to use. All the wines released contain very tiny quantities of added sulphites.
Ruben and Elisa have been growing Verdejo vines on an original root for over 65 years! A peculiarity made possible thanks to the sandy component on the soils on which the vines grow. After a pre-fermentative maceration of just a few hours, the wine spontaneously fermented 50% in oak barrels and 50% in steel.
Le Méprisé, Verdejo, Malaparte, 2022
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