Teso La Monja 'Alabaster', Toro, Spain 2022 Verdicchio 'La Manina' shines wonderfully yellow

'La Manina' shines wonderfully yellow in the glass

mostly reduced cassis matched by intense dark chocolate

This exquisite wine gets its color and depth of intrigue from allowing estate-grown Pinot gris to ferment on the skins for 36 hours (Pinot gris skins have color

The perfume is divine

Teso La Monja 'Alabaster', Toro, Spain 2022 Verdicchio 'La Manina' shines wonderfully yellowThe 2022 Alabaster, produced with Tinta de Toro grapes from 11. 5 hectares of ancient ungrafted vines, is the most elegant and complete of the 2022s, with great balance and tasty, silky and long finish. Its hard to believe the wine spent 18 months in new French oak barrels, as the oak is completely integrated and doesnt interfere in the aromatics at all. There are many overripe wines in the region, but this has controlled ripeness, with volume and