"Bright and golden yellow to the eye, it has an intense, complex nose, its aromas spicy, slightly smoky, with ripe fruit and a hint of wood. There are also notes of exotic fruits and minerals. In the mouth it is voluminous, unctuous and very elegant. Powerful, with a good acidity that ensures a long and lively passage. It presents a great balance between fruit and wood. Everything that is perceived in the nose appears again in the mouth."

--------THE PRODUCER--------

José Pariente

The winery was named after José Pariente, a hard-working grape grower and producer from Rueda whose vines served as the base for the project launched by his daughter Maria Victoria (Mariví) Pariente in 1998. Some years later, Mariví fulfilled her dream of building her own modern premises and launch a range of wines to show the diversity of the indigenous Verdejo grape. The third generation, siblings Martina and Ignacio, have fully joined the business and have even launched their own project in Castilla y León under the name Prieto Pariente.

José Pariente is now one of the most respected brands in Rueda for its quality and continuity. Rueda is one of the most technologically-minded denominations in Spain, yet hand-harvesting is the standard for bush vines and indigenous yeasts have been selected from José Pariente's own vineyards as part of a join project with the University of Navarra. Around 75% of the grapes are cold-macerated and vinification is done in stainless steel deposits.

Aside from the barrel-fermented white and the Cuvée Especial, which is fermented in concrete eggs, the young José Pariente includes some batches of Verdejo fermented in concrete and oak vats. Work with the lees is thoroughly applied to all the wines. In 2005 they started conversion to organic farming.

Most of the half million bottles produced are of José Pariente Verdejo, which displays good aromatic intensity, fresh fruit and fennel rather than tropical notes and good consistency in the palate. José Pariente Sauvignon Blanc is a limited production wine and Apasionado, also made with this variety, is a sweet wine.

The 225-litre-barrels traditionally used for José Pariente Fermentado en Barrica are gradually being replaced by larger formats (mostly 500-litre vats) in order to obtain a better balance between fruit and wood. The Verdejo used for the Cuvée Especial is vinified in cement tanks in an effort to obtain a pure expression of the variety and the soil without any oak interference.

--------THE GRAPE--------

Verdejo

Verdejo is a white grape varietal that hails from the Rueda region of central-north Spain. Interestingly enough, it was long-forgotten until relatively recently and it is now clawing its way back in a major way. Whilst the best examples of a Rueda Blanc are, arguably, pure Verdejo it is often blended with a touch of Sauvignon Blanc to give it an extra kick.

--------THE REGION--------

Rueda

Rueda is a top quality wine region in the northwestern part of Spain, just around the corner from the famous: Ribera del Duero region. Wine production here is almost exclusively white wines. The white grape speciality of the region is Verdejo which produces wines that are full of tropical and stone-fruit flavours and are high in refreshing acidity. Verdejo can, and often is, blended with Sauvignon Blanc.

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