Basa Verdejo Telmo Rodriguez 2021

If you’re a fan of dry white wine, try this sensational Spanish white from Telmo Rodriguez, one of the country’s most revered winemakers for his role in reviving indigenous grapes and giving them a new lease of life with modern winemaking methods.

This is 80% Verdejo and 20% Viura with dry, crisp, delicious flavours of ripe lemons and oatmeal notes. It’s made from organically grown bush vines from vines at 750 metres altitude in Rueda, 90 minutes’ drive north west of Madrid, on the fringe of Toro DO. The climate here is continental with hot summers, cold winters and extreme temperature fluctuations. Rueda is a white wine only appellation and all grapes in this wine were hand picked into small baskets, then cool fermented in stainless steel with no additions – it’s natural, but without the marketing noise – aside from a small touch of sulphur at bottling.

Basa is a not-so-fruity Rueda Verdejo with the Viura in the blend to add zest and length to the wine.

A gorgeous dry white – a must try.