Bodegas Rodriquez y Sanzo

We met Javier Rodriquez, Co-Owner, who together with his wife founded their company in 2003. They will celebrate twenty years in business this year. Now their daughter Amaya has joined as a second generation.

Bodegas Rodriquez y Sanzo Verdejo 2021 ****1/2

100% Verdejo. 66% fermented in tanks.

Bodegas Verdeal

Eduardo Poza founded Bodegas Verdeal in 2007. His winery was conceived over his love for Verdejo. Noe Perez, Export Manager joined us for dinner and presented these wines:

Bodegas Verdeal Verdejo 2021 ****1/2 $19

100% Verdejo. Aged in stainless steel and concrete.

$14-16

Light gold color. Aromas of fennel and fruits. Taste of baked fruit, white flowers, wet stone, slight bitterness. Bright with great balance.

Eighty thousand bottles were made.

Bodegas Rodriquez y Sanzo El Quinto Paraje 2021 ***** $20

100% Verdejo. Fermented in French oak barrels.

Golden yellow color. Fantastic floral scents. Taste of herbs, forest, and faint bitter saltiness.

Twenty-five thousand bottles were produced.

Bodegas Rodriquez y Sanzo Bajo Velo 2020 ****1/2 $35

100% Verdejo grapes from old vines (planted in 1945) in Segovia. Fermented and aged in sherry casks. Gold straw color. Scents of almonds and salt. Lush and fullbodied wine.

Twelve thousand bottles were produced.

Note: This winery also produces red wine from the ancient grape Cinderella.

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Pale straw color. Powerful aromas of white flowers. Tastes of dark, dry herbs and fennel.

Long-lasting finish.

Ninety thousand bottles made.

Bodegas Verdeal 500 Flores 2019 ****1/2 $29

100% Verdejo. Aged for 18 months in new oak, with low toast.

Gold straw color. Fresh fruit, green apple, and stone fruit on the nose. Intense dark fruit on the palate. Great tannins.

Three thousand bottles were produced.

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