Ossian Organic Verdejo 2020, Ossian Vides y Vinos

An extraordinary wine from a unique place on earth, Ossian is the fruit of vines more than 150 years old – escapees of the Phylloxera pandemic that scourged the world’s vineyards in the late 19th Century. Its lovely, juicy-ripe pear fruitiness is strongly reminiscent of white Burgundy, while a green fennel herbal character sets it apart as something quite unique. A finely-applied veneer of top-quality oak enhances the wine’s distinctiveness, and concentration from the ancient vines provides splendid persistence of flavours now, while promising further development in the bottle over several more years. The vines have never been grafted, and have developed their own extensive root system deep into the sand and slate terroir that has protected them for centuries, and which contributes greatly to the notable balance and expressiveness in the wine.