Voladeros 2022

Wine Description for Voladeros 2022 by Victoria Ordóñez

Colour & Appearance

Luminous pale gold in the glass – clear, fresh and inviting.

Nose

The bouquet is sensual and immediately convincing: quince and wild fennel meet delicate white flowers and a hint of citrus fruit. Those who reflexively associate Andalusia with heaviness and heat will be pleasantly surprised – the bouquet displays remarkable freshness and finesse.

Palate

The 2022 shows itself creamy and silky on the attack, with a fuller body than in cooler vintages. Yet it remains what it always is: mineral, precise and vibrant. Elegance and complexity go hand in hand here – a white wine that possesses depth without ever becoming heavy.

Finish

Long, spicy and characterised by an invigorating herbal bitterness that invites the next sip. A finish that lingers in the memory.

Terroir & Origin

The grapes come from two old vineyards in the mountain regions of Málaga at 800 to 1000 metres altitude – a Mediterranean mountain climate that provides exceptional freshness. The barren soils and extreme yields of under 1000 kg per hectare force the vines to concentrate. Málaga was once one of the world’s most famous wine regions before phylloxera destroyed nearly everything in 1872. These vineyards survived.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Pedro Ximénez – here not as a dessert wine grape, but interpreted as a dry mountain wine. The ungrafted vines survived the phylloxera plague of the 19th century. Vinified exclusively from free-run must, aged over nine months in 500-litre oak barrels on fine lees. The result is a wine of great purity and complexity.

Food Pairing Recommendations

Classic and irresistible with oysters. Beyond that, ideal with grilled sea bass, scallops with saffron sauce or a simple Dover sole fillet with lemon butter.

Special Features

Victoria Ordóñez, trained by Austrian dessert wine legend Alois Kracher, is bringing a forgotten wine region back to life. The Voladeros is no curiosity – it is simply one of the most extraordinary white wines of Spain.