La Sillería 2015

The old Casio is now the 2015 Parajes Del Infierno “La Sillería”—a different name and label but the same wine from the same origin. It is sourced from a plot of extremely old, ungrafted Verdejo from Rueda, almost one hectare in four separate plots. In this warm and low-yielding year, the old vines on limestone soils took the heat quite well and weren't stressed. The must fermented in 300- and 500-liter oak barrels with indigenous yeasts and matured there for one year, followed by five months in stainless steel vats. It has great depth and complexity and a combination of energy and finesse matched by very few other Verdejo whites. There are no oak aromas or flavors, and the finish is tasty and dry. Really great, among the best I know. 968 bottles were filled in February 2017.