2023 Esmeralda García La Fuentecilla Vino de Paraje, Castilla y Leon, Spain Les Vins Pirouettes Strewn throughout the terraced vines

Strewn throughout the terraced vines are fruit trees

whose name is on the front label

Françoise still helps with tastings and Jean-Louis in the vineyard

they are growing fruit for quality and expression

The “Côte-Rôtie” of the Loire was abandoned after WWII because of the steep slopes (up to 70%) and remoteness of inside what is now Pont Barré Natural Reserve

2023 Esmeralda García La Fuentecilla Vino de Paraje, Castilla y Leon, Spain Les Vins Pirouettes Strewn throughout the terraced vinesLocation: Santiuste de San Juan Bautista is a small village located in the D. O. Rueda, in the region of Castilla y Len, in the province of Segovia, Spain. Varietal: 100% Verdejo Vineyard: La Fuentecilla, one of Esmeraldas four single vineyards, is 820 meters above sea level, with sandy alluvial soils that are dotted with marine fossils and sediment. Prephylloxera bush trained vines are 180 200 years old. Farming is organic. Vinification: Grapes were