2023 Esmeralda García Michika, Castilla y Leon, Spain Jérôme Fornerot 100% Palomino from Barbadillo’s ‘Cerro

100% Palomino from Barbadillo’s ‘Cerro de Leyes’ vineyard in the Santa Lucía pago planted in 1972

then 7 months in neutral French oak

Vino proves there's never been a better time to drink Italian wine

relatively close to the Mediteranean Sea

Sangiovese 100%

2023 Esmeralda García Michika, Castilla y Leon, Spain Jérôme Fornerot 100% Palomino from Barbadillo’s ‘CerroLocation: Santiuste de San Juan Bautista is a small village located in the D. O. Rueda, in the region of Castilla y Len, in the province of Segovia, Spain. Varietal: 100% Verdejo Vineyard: Grapes for Michika are sourced from Vayuste, a single plot located at a lower elevation, amongst pine trees, with beach like fine sandy loam soils resulting from marine fossilization, at 800 meters above sea level. Prephylloxera bush trained vines are 130 200 years