Esmeralda García, Vayuste 2023 Nebbiolo Vibe: Complex and Ethereal

Vibe: Complex and Ethereal

running the gamut from green apple to melon to blood orange

I remember the first time I tried this

RicherFranck’s flagship wine

Grenache is where Aphelion all began

Esmeralda García, Vayuste 2023 Nebbiolo Vibe: Complex and EtherealPlace: Rueda, Spain Grape: Verdejo Vibe: Elegant Esmerelda makes four single plot wines. This is the most elegant of the quartet. Sourced from a slightly lower altitude site nestled between the river and a forest of pine trees, the vineyard sits on beach like fine sands formed from ancient marine fossilisation. The winemaking mirrors that of the other plots: short maceration, vertical press, then ageing in 500 litre clay vessels. But here, the tension