Verónica Ortega Tormenta 2023

Tormenta is the white wine made with small-grain Godello grapes by Verónica Ortega in El Bierzo. It is the first vintage of this wine from a vineyard of 0.8 hectares of small grain Godello with a calcareous clay soil, which clearly turns out to be the differentiating element of this wine, giving it the character of calcareous soils, resulting in a Godello of a very sharp and mineral profile. Located in San Juan de la Mata, in the north of the Bierzo region, this 25-year-old vineyard is planted at an altitude of 650m and facing S-W. This is the old Godello clone, the smallest of the variety, with little plant vigor and smaller grape berries, which provides greater concentration and depth. Elaboration with destemmed grapes, light film maceration overnight and gentle racking. Spontaneous fermentation and aging for 13 months in 600, 500 and 225L barrels and 800L amphora, assembled for bottling. It is a serious, elegant and well-balanced godello, which combines subtle notes of green tea, chamomile flower, linden flower and a background of citrus fruit, with a very fresh and vertical mouthfeel, marked minerality and precise salinity that enhances the vibrant energy of this wine on the palate.