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With nine wines rated above 90 points, Oro de Castilla is, in the opinion of Joaquín Hidalgo, the most outstanding winery in Rueda
Valladolid, February 14, 2024.- Oro de Castilla Verdejo and Oro de Castilla Finca los Hornos have achieved unprecedented success in Vinous, the world leader in specialized wine publications, by achieving the highest score of all the wines tasted for the February issue by the renowned journalist and winemaker Joaquín Hidalgo. The three reviewed vintages of Oro de Castilla Finca los Hornos are the best valued, with 96 points for the 2019, 95 points for the 2021 and 94 points for the 2017. Different vintages of Oro de Castilla Verdejo are also above 90 points: 93 points for 2016 and 2019, 92 points for 2014 and 2022, 91 points for 2021 and 90 points for 2020. Despite being young wines , this review of Oro de Castilla references up to a decade old confirms once again the ability of the wines to age in optimal conditions. Another unique fact in this publication is that the reviews and tasting notes of the wines incorporate a personal comment by Joaquín Hidalgo, something unusual. Oenological practices that mark the exception In addition, throughout the article originally titled “The Whites of Rueda Get Serious”, the expert mentions some of the practices winemaking that are contributing to improving the quality of the wines and placing Oro de Castilla among the leading brands at a national and international level. And he does so precisely in a text in which he recognizes that his trip to Rueda confirmed some of his prejudices about the D.O. wines but he also opened his mind to new possibilities that left him “thirsting for more.” “Many of the bottles I tried for this report (about 180) are quite similar to each other. But just when I thought my excursion to the Castilian plains could have easily been covered by an office tasting, a few bottles with attractive new profiles emerged and distinctive”. And that is where the mentions of Oro de Castilla begin. “The first thing that caught my attention was a series of Verdejos made with grapes from old vines and wisely aged on lees. This method brought a new texture to the wines and a clean style. and polished. The Verdejo on lees acquires flavors that enhance its concentrated character, providing greater complexity and a creamier texture,” he indicates in the article. He also speaks of the “radical purity” of the preparations that “achieve a high level of complexity and persistent saline tones.”Hidalgo also celebrates that in the search for greater diversification within the D.O. Rueda begins to discover clear differences that can be attributed to changes in the terroir and mentions Oro de Castilla as an exception among other wineries, since it segments its work in the winery by soil profile, changing its criteria to adapt to its composition. . “Their wines express the calcareous textures of the region much more clearly than some of their peers. They are probably not the only ones, but they certainly put the greatest emphasis on these aspects,” he explains. With nine wines rated above 90 points, Oro de Castilla is, in the opinion of Joaquín Hidalgo, the best quality reference in Rueda. Issuer: Oro de Castilla
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