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Verónica Ortega
“On top of the hierarchy”


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Indeed, we were just talking about her recently: Verónica Ortega, our winemaker with the most impressive résumé in Spain – from Romanée-Conti to Raúl Pérez and many stops in between.

In my opinion, she makes the best white wines in Bierzo.
But not only that:

In 2023, she truly outdid herself – also in red!

Read what Luis Gutiérrez writes for R. Parker:
“the 2023’s are the finest collection of wines she has produced so far. This goes straight to the top of the hierarchy – not only within her range but in the whole Bierzo”.
Now that’s quite the statement!



We’ve just received her brand-new red cuvée, as limited as always: only 120 bottles of Cáreo.

A cru from an old vineyard plot of less than one hectare, planted mainly with Mencía, complemented by white varieties Palomino, Doña Blanca and Godello.

Wonderfully refined and elegant stuff!
The first thing I did? Set aside 6 bottles for myself.

This is Bierzo at its absolute best!
75 cl.
98 Guía Peñin
Biological
Cáreo

Cáreo 2023

Castilla y León
Verónica Ortega
D.O. Bierzo
75 cl.
red
47,37 € /pc
39,15 € excl. VAT
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Assembly

Mencia (90%), Palomino (4%), Doña Blanca (3%), Godello (3%)

Content

75 cl.

Year

2023

Description

Cáreo is the newest “vino de paraje” from Verónica. This time it comes from a parcel of just under one hectare in San Juan de la Mata in the north of Bierzo. The vineyard is located at 650 m altitude and has limestone soils, very rare in this region. The vines date back to 1917. Mainly Mencía (90%), complemented by Palomino, Godello and Doña Blanca. This is a fine example of a Blouge wine, a contraction of blanc and rouge. The only Mencía from limestone soils in our portfolio.

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