Barco del Corneta began sailing in 2007, when Beatriz Herranz returned to her hometown and planted five hectares of Verdejo on old family land in the village of La Seca. During the first years, Beatriz combined her work in the La Seca vineyard with her work in the wineries of Méntrida and later in Cebreros. In 2010, Beatriz and a group of friends created the first vintage of Barco de Corneta. Félix Crespo could not be absent among those friends and the project continues until this day. Together they have created an artisan wine; a Verdejo that is farmed organically, harvested by hand, fermented with wild natural yeasts, and a very different wine from the typical of the Verdejo variety.

Winemaker: Beatriz Herranz & Félix Crespo
Variety: Verdejo
Farming: Organic
Terroir: 50-850 meters in the Cantarranas ecological vineyard (planted 2008), in La Seca and the Aldeanueva del Codonal vineyards, in Segovia.
Vinification: Direct press with spontaneous fermentation and aging in stainless steel (75%) and 300L Used French Oak (25%) for 4 months. Gentle clarification and filtration before bottling.
Tasting notes: Bursting with bright citrus zests, light stone fruit, lemon and beeswax. Palate is juicy, with a salty and textural quality and a mineral finish.
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RP 91: Barco del Corneta Cucú 2021

Reviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez

Issue Date: January 31, 2023

The 2021 Cucú is their young organic Verdejo from their own vineyards plus purchased grapes from Aldeanueva del Codonal (Segovia), with 25% of the volume fermented and matured in barrel. It's varietal, fresh and young, with good ripeness and 13.5% alcohol, keeping a pH of 3.4 and 5.48 grams of acidity. It's varietal, with notes of yellow fruit and straw, fresh, velvety and with a dry and clean finish. 74,789 bottles produced. It was bottled in four lots.

Decanter 93 - Barco del Corneta Cucú 2021

Reviewed by: Sarah Jane Evans, MW

Barco del Corneta's old-vine Verdejo is sourced from outside the Rueda DO, but this is such a vibrant and joyous example it has to be included here. It's unoaked and gloriously vivid with lime leaf, lemon zest, racy acidity and a burst of succulent stone fruit. Organic. Drink 2022-2026 Alc 13.5%.

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