Torero Oxen of the Sun Verdelho

This Verdelho pairs well with seafood dishes, light salads, and soft cheeses, complementing its fresh and mineral profile.

At Rueda Wine Co. our focus lies in sourcing and procuring some of the rarest and most sought-after wines from around the world. Specialising primarily in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, and South Africa. We represent local producers such Angus Paul Wines, Naude Family Wines and Sakkie Mouton Family Wines. Alongside our wine offering, we provide state-of-the-art cellaring services to our clients. Our cellars are fully temperature and humidity controlled at 14 degrees Celsius, with retrievable and transparent cellaring data.

The vineyard is located on Papkuilsfontein in Groenekloof. The vineyard is tiny – only 0.3 hectares planted in 2001 with incredibly low-yielding vines. The entire crop is taken. The vineyard is visibly rich in red iron granite soils, 150m above sea level, 12km from the ocean, constantly buffered by a cool ocean breeze. Allowing for both freshness and power in the fruit.

The wine was bottled on the 21st December 2023 after spending approximately 10 months in barrel.

Grapes are handpicked and cooled overnight, the following morning the grapes are whole bunch pressed into a stainless steel tank to settle and begin alcoholic fermentation. Upon the completion of alcoholic fermentation, the wines are racked into a single old 300L French oak barrel. The wine naturally went through malolactic fermentation. Once malolactic fermentation was completed the wine received a small amount of Sulphur for its first and only time.