Winemaker Notes
Don’t pair this with anything too heavy. Matching with simply prepared shellfish is best.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Ripe-apricot, pear, mango-skin and flint aromas. It’s medium-bodied with tangy acidity. Concentrated and layered with ripe-fruit flavors and a fresh finish.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
I had never tasted their Verdejo, a grape they brought back from Spain a long time ago and then planted it in San Pablo. The 2020 Polígonos San Pablo Verdejo is fresh and floral, fermented and aged in concrete and with an austere and serious profile not easy to find in its place of origin. It has great freshness and acidity (eight grams!!) and a sharp and tasty finish. It's even more impressive to realize that 2020 was a warm and challenging year... 2,500 bottles were filled in November 2020.
Captivating and full of character, Verdejo grows with great success in Rueda, Spain and virtually nowhere else in Europe. It has become so trendy in Spain since the turn of the century that plantings have also increased tremendously. Somm Secret—Contrary to what some may think, it is actually not related to the Portugese variety with a very similar name, Verdelho. In fact, DNA profiling suggests it may be a sibling of Godello, another native of NW Spain.
With a winning combination of cool weather, high elevation and well-draining alluvial soils, it is no surprise that Mendoza’s Uco Valley is one of the most exciting up-and-coming wine regions in Argentina. Healthy, easy-to-manage vines produce low yields of high-quality fruit, which in turn create flavorful, full-bodied wines with generous acidity.
This is the source of some of the best Malbec in Mendoza, which can range from value-priced to ultra-premium. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay also perform well here.