Verdejo
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh seafood and grilled shellfish, traditional Spanish tapas like garlic prawns, and fresh goat cheese salads.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the high-altitude, sun-drenched plains of Castilla y Leon, the Marques de Caceres Verdejo is a vibrant testament to one of Spain's most beloved native white grapes. While Marques de Caceres established its legendary reputation in Rioja, the winery ventured into the Rueda area of Castilla y Leon to capture the unique expression of Verdejo. Grown in gravel-rich, stony soils that retain the day's heat, the vines endure harsh continental climates balanced by cool nocturnal breezes. To preserve the grape's delicate, intensely aromatic profile of citrus, white peach, and fresh herbs, the grapes are harvested at night under cool temperatures. Fermented entirely in temperature-controlled stainless steel, this wine avoids oak to let the crisp, mineral-driven terroir and natural herbaceous complexity of the Verdejo grape shine through.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1970 by Enrique Forner in Cenicero within the Rioja Alta subregion, Marqués de Cáceres revolutionized Spanish winemaking by uniting centuries-old Riojan heritage with modern Bordeaux techniques guided by legendary enologist Émile Peynaud. Today directed by Enrique's daughter Cristina Forner, the family-run estate continues its commitment to terroir-driven viticulture and elegant French oak aging, expanding beyond Rioja into prestigious regions like Rías Baixas and Rueda. The bodega is internationally celebrated for its impeccably balanced Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva cuvées, modern prestige bottlings such as Gaudium and MC, as well as nuanced barrel-fermented whites like Antea.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Verdejo (min 85%), Sauvignon Blanc