La Vereda 2024

Vintage: 2024 

Region: Montilla, Córdoba, Andalucía 

Grapes: Pedro Ximénez 90%, Autochthonous varieties 10% 

Production: 2,600 bottles and 100 magnums produced. 

ABV: 13.5% 

Agriculture: Organic, with goblet-trained vines 40–80 years old, 370m elevation. Tosca de Albariza soil (calcareous marl with a lumpy structure, excellent at retaining humidity). Blend of parcels from Río Frío Alto and Benavente Alto in the Sierra de Montilla. 

Vinification: 80% fermented in stainless steel, 20% in barrel. Assembled and aged 6 months on fine lees before bottling. Low SO₂. 

Tasting Notes: Straw yellow with golden tints. On the nose, intense and inviting: fresh pear and apple, orange peel, and stone fruit underneath. The palate is fresh, ample, and rounded, with a satisfying bitter, saline finish that keeps you coming back.

Serve at: 7–8°C

Volume: 750ml

La Vereda is the entry point to Miguel's range and arguably the most immediately joyful. Drawing from two of his best parcels in the Sierra de Montilla. an area of historically recognised superior quality, it brings together the freshness of Río Frío Alto and the structure of Benavente Alto into something greater than the sum of its parts. Six months on fine lees add a creamy, textural depth that anchors the wine's natural vivacity. 2024 brought particular energy: green and clean, with a lively reductive edge and anise and liquorice trailing on the finish. Jovial, pert, easy-drinking, but with real substance underneath. The most approachable wine in the lineup, and a brilliant introduction to what Montilla looks like at altitude through the hands of someone who really cares.