MicroBio Wines/Ismael Gozalo La Banda del Argilico | 2022

From the Verdejo master who made Ossian a recognizable brand, Ismael Gozalo makes borderline funky wines that have enough soul to win you over. Sourced from un-grafted vines on sandy and gravelly soils in the village of Nieva, there are 2 harvests of fruit, one in which the fruit is less ripe and one in which the fruit is ultra ripe. Aged on the lees for five months, a gold color and peach cocktail kind-of fruit live in the glass. On the palate, the wine has good weight, and a manzanilla-like tang cleans up the finish. ~Allegra A