De La Riva - Macharnudo - San Cayetano - Vino de Pasto Blanco 2023

Macharnudo, the legendary vineyard of Jerez

Macharnudo is a legendary vineyard dating back to 1269 where the most prestigious Sherry wineries have produced world-renowned wines. Some of the most internationally acclaimed wines in Spanish history have emerged from these vineyards being selected in 2022 as one of the 10 most important vineyards in the world according to Decanter magazine.

Macharnudo has been the home of De la Riva for two centuries, with the purity of its calcareous soils than were classified officially in the 19th century again as exceptional. The wine originates from 3,35 hectares of Albariza, a highly pure chalky soil formed by the siliceous skeletons of miscroscopic diatom algae.

The 2023 Vintage:

Wine Advocate

byLuis Gutierrezthe10/3/2024

The unfortified white 2023 Macharnudo San Cayetano comes from a very old plot of Palomino in Pago Macharnudo, San Cayetano, where the natural concentration is even higher. San Cayetano has different exposures, and this is selected from the north-facing side, which gives more freshness and elegance to the wines. It's intense, powerful and elegant, still very young but with a lot of nuances, with more character and without the baby fat. This is a wine they sell through La Place de Bordeaux. This has only around 15% of wine with flor; with time it develops notes of licorice and spices, even hints of esparto grass. Tasty and fresh. There's a lot of finesse here; it's different from the 2022 but at the same quality level (or higher!). It has only 13.5% alcohol. 6,000 bottles produced.

matthewjukes.com

byMatthew Jukesthe9/18/2024

This is one of the year’s most arresting and remarkable white wines. I didn’t think the Palomino grape in ‘unfortified form’ could taste this ridiculously classy. It has a profound minerality and leanness that other noble whites would kill for, and it blew me away with its pristine lines and phenomenal length.

The Drink Business

byColin Haythe9/8/2024

De La Riva Macharnudo San Cayetano 2023 (Vino di Pasto; 100% Palomino; 13.5% alcohol; this is an unfortified Palomino and comes from the famous Macharnudo vineyard in Jerez). I loved this special and extremely distinctive wine last year and it feels wonderfully familiar and every bit as good in the 2023 vintage. Candlewax and a hint of myrrh, with that distinct note that reminds me here again of Dauvissat’s Premier Cru Chablis La Forest. There’s a touch of white almond flesh, but this is also crisply bone dry (so don’t start thinking frangipane here). There’s confit lime too and a little peach flesh, maybe a touch of quince. One the palate this is full and rich, more so than the vertical and lifted aromatics lead you to expect – it’s as if we’ve gone now from a vertical to a rather more horizontal register. Intense and quite dense and viscous, but with a wondrous up-thrust of fresh bloody orange juice from below just when it starts to feel a little too rich. Tense and taut on the finish after that enervating injection of freshness.

Jamessuckling.com

byJames Sucklingthe8/22/2024

The aromas of sliced apples, blossom honey, lilacs and salt follow through to a medium body with energy and focus. Notes of flint. So lively and vivid, with a classic nature and a compressed palate. It’s refined, compact and totally integrated. More refined than the 2022. Pure palomino. From a single parcel in one of the best vineyards of Jerez. Fermented in Sherry casks and then aged with 15% flor. Drinkable now, but even better from 2025.

Information:	Details:
Couleur	Blanc
Cépages	Palomino Fino 100 %
Appellation	Vino de Pasto Blanco
Millesime	2023
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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Details:

Couleur

Blanc

Cépages

Palomino Fino 100 %

Appellation

Vino de Pasto Blanco

Millesime

2023

Contenance

Bouteille (75 cl)

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