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Vintage: 2005
Bodega: Javier Sanz
Grape variety: 50% Verdejo and 50% Viura
Aging: Tank Fermented, Un-oaked
Style: Light bodied, Acidity 5.0gr/l (Tartaric Acid)
Region: D.O. Rueda
Alcohol Grade: 13% Vol
Cellaring: Cellar between 10 and 20°C, with a humidity range of 75 to 85%. Cellar for up to 2 years after purchase date.
Serving: Serve at temperatures between 8 and 10°C. Ideal for barbecues, served on its own or to accompany fish & seafood dishes, smoked meats, cheeses & pasta dishes.
Tasting Notes: Lemony straw colour with golden hues, clean & brilliant. Complex nose with immediate green apple fruit and aniseed scents. This is followed by a touch of tropical fruits in an attractive procession with punchy mineral echoes. The palate is dry, lush, full of citrus & very broad with excellent length, evolving all the time with green apple. The Verdejo varietals astringency comes through with herbaceous notes, all within a perfect balance of alcohol grade and acidity.
Vineyard

Bodega:

 Javier Sanz Viticultor

Region:

 Rueda
History: Javier Sanz's great-grandfather, Augustin Nanclares, made wine from the grapes he grew on his estate, Villa Narcisa, and sold it wholesale to local wineries. The company now has some 104 hectares under vine, the majority of which is of the Verdejo type.
Verdejo is considered to be one of the finest white varieties in the world, the first vines having been planted in the region in the 11th and 12th centuries during the reign of King Alfonso the VI.

Generations of dedicated viticulture, profound knowledge of the grapes and wine making skill are now coupled with modern winemaking facilities (even the oak barrels are manufactured in house) have led to new standards of quality.

The trade names Villa Narcisa & Rey Santo were registered in 1995, and the Sanz family has been selling wines under these names since.
Wines available: Rey Santo, Villa Narcisa Rueda Superior, Villa Narcisa (Fermentado en Barrica)
Website: www.jsviticultor.com