Cantalapiedra, Espejo, 2023 CS20230815 and a distinctive mineral edge

and a distinctive mineral edge from the volcanic terroir

and ferment and age everything in oak (barrels

The result is one of the most gastronomic rose Champagnes around: savory

aged longer in French oak barriques before release

planted in the deep silica sands that protected them from phylloxera and starved them into intensity

Cantalapiedra, Espejo, 2023 CS20230815 and a distinctive mineral edgeFrom a Rueda producer turning heads, this is a thrilling, off the beaten path Spanish wine. Cantalapiedra Viticultores farms organically in La Seca, the historic core of Rueda, where Manuel Cantalapiedra leads the family estate his grandfather Heliodoro started planting in 1949. He works old, dry farmed parcels and vinifies with wild yeasts, minimal sulfur, and no other additions. Espejo is one of his more characterful, site driven bottlings, full of