Blanco 'Edad Moderna'

Score

94

"Steely, crisp and strikingly intense. The nose shows pure, stony austerity. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh and vibrant, marked by extraordinary tension and a deliciously severe saline edge. A co-fermented blend of sauvignon blanc and chardonnay, aged for a full year in cement eggs. Drink now or hold."

Score

92

"The 2024 Blanco Edad Moderna blends 80% Sauvignon Blanc from Gualtallary with 20% Chenin Blanc from Villa Seca, Uco Valley. The nose offers citrus, lime, soft herbs and a touch of grapefruit. Dry, tense and agile, with nervy freshness and light structure, the 2024 is a lively, vibrant white."

Score

92

"The 2024 Edad Moderna Blanco is a blend of 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Chenin Blanc that was vinified entirely in non-lined concrete eggs and matured for seven months. Opening with a harmonious nose of tropical and citrus fruits with a waxy core, the palate perfectly blends textural breadth with a racy, chiseled focus, seamlessly moving into a quenching, lively and nuanced finish."

Score

92+

"The 2021 Edad Moderna Blanco has changed to a blend of 70% Sauvignon Blanc (from Gualtallary) and 30% Chenin Blanc (from an old vineyard in Vila Seca) with only 11.5% alcohol and notable freshness and acidity. This is still very young and a little reductive, very pale and tight. The full clusters were pressed and the juice fermented in concrete egg with indigenous yeasts and matured in those eggs for eight months. The profile is serious and austere, noticeable especially on the palate where the flavors are pungent, tasty and vibrant, with a long, salty finish. 6,500 bottles produced."

Score

90