Who said that one was not enough?
Who would have thought, surely, never knew the project that we present to you today.
ONE WINE.
A WINE FROM JEREZ THAT IS NOT A SHERRY.
This is Sotovelo, and it conquers palates all over the world.
Sotovelo comes from one of the oldest wine regions in Spain, Jerez. It is made from the native white grape variety called palomino, which is also used to create fino and manzanilla wines.
If you are not familiar with the name palomino, don't worry. This variety is known by 143 different names.
You may be wondering, why isn't it a Sherry if it is from Jerez?
Sherry wines are fortified, that is, wine alcohol is added to them in order to increase their final alcohol content.
Sotovelo, however, is a still wine, but crafted "beneath a veil of flor" that gives it a complex taste, nuances and extraordinary texture.
What does "beneath a veil of flor" mean exactly?
It is a process traditionally used to produce fino or manzanilla, but Sotovelo used it in a pioneering way for the production of white wine.
The wine is aged for 8 months under a veil of flor (a light covering of yeasts) in chestnut barrels.
During this bioprocess, the yeasts initiate the formation of small flower-like colonies, coalescing to form the famous veil. With time, care, and the right conditions, the veil expands, thickens, and eventually covers the entire surface of the wine inside the barrels.
These yeasts, which feed on ethanol, glycerol and sugars, are what give the wine a moderate alcohol content (12%), a sensation of freshness on the palate and make it one of the driest wines in the world (<1g/L residual sugar).
Sotovelo offers a unique taste that blends notes of almond and toasted bread with saline and mineral nuances, combined with the freshness of citrus, green apple and nectarine, typical of the palomino variety.
