Andy says: "This is another bottle from the importer
that Curate convinced to come to North Carolina!"
Decátalo 94 Points: "White wine Aged in wood respectful agriculture. 8 months in French oak barrels. Barco del Corneta 2023 is akin to a countryside stroll at dawn. Its fresh and vibrant aroma unfolds with the intensity of tangerine peel, accompanied by herbal notes of hay and straw that impart a rustic charm. On the palate, it is a wine of character, flavourful and full of vitality, with a chalky granularity that lends an elegant and mineral touch. The dry and slightly bitter finish, characteristic of the variety, leaves a refreshing trace that beckons continued enjoyment. A Verdejo unlike many others."
Robert Parker, 91+ Points: Barco del Corneta Cucú 2023. "The super young and tender Verdejo 2023 Cucú is their regional white that mixes places and soils, using organic grapes only from the zones of Segovia and Valladolid. Fermented in stainless steel and some 10% in used 300-liter barrels to give it some more complexity and unctuosity. There is a pulse of freshness, but it's also ripe and has 13.5% alcohol. It's very young, tender and varietal, getting away from fermentative aromas and, of course, yeasts, as they want to show the zone and the variety (and the year). It has some medicinal and balsamic notes from the youth, and underneath is the core of white flowers and fruit. It has volume and structure but is still fresh, light and easy to drink; it has the classical Verdejo bitter twist in the finish. They picked the grapes quite early in La Seca, and Segovia was much later."