Cuatro Rayas Longverdejo Gran Vino de Rueda
An intense White Verdejo, offering stone fruit, white flowers, and a hint of saline minerality
Cuatro Rayas Longverdejo, Gran Vino de Rueda, Rueda DO, Spain, is a still, dry White wine crafted from old-vine Verdejo grapes. This special wine undergoes fermentation and ageing in stainless steel, concrete eggs, and French oak barrels, followed by eight months on its fine lees. It presents a complex nose of stone fruit, apricot, white flowers, and fennel, with tertiary hints of dough, nuts, and spice from oak ageing. The palate is intense and full-bodied with a saline finish. This vegan and vegetarian-friendly wine pairs beautifully with mushroom risotto, pan-fried seabass, or paella.
75.0CL , 12.5% ABV , Vintage: 2022
Vinification
Sorted on a vibrating selection table straight from the refrigerator, then pressed. Fermentation and ageing in stainless steel vats, egg-shaped concrete vats, and 500L French oak barrels with different toasting levels. A single coupage of 12,984 bottles, where the unique characteristics of the Verdejo from DO Rueda are enhanced. Aged on its fine lees for eight months, with a daily bâtonnage for three months. Oak Ageing Time: 8 Months, Type: French 500 Litre, % wine oaked: 30, % new oak: 30
Flavour profile
This Verdejo offers a complex aroma profile of stone fruit, flat peach, apricot, and white flowers, complemented by hints of fennel and minerality. Oak ageing introduces tertiary notes of dough, nuts, and spice. The palate is intense and complex, with a full body, tension, and a saline finish.
Serving recommendation
Serve chilled at 10-12°C. A brief decant may enhance its complex aromas.