ESTEBAN CELEMÍN | A HORQUILLA ALBILLO REAL 2022 75cl

Product Sheet – A Horquilla Albillo Real 2022

A Horquilla Albillo Real 2022 is a white wine born from the whisper of the earth and a love for authenticity. It is the purest and most sincere interpretation of Albillo Real, crafted by Esteban Celemín, a self-taught enologist, passionate and guardian of the viticultural memory of Castronuño, in Valladolid. A wine of minuscule production that captures the essence of the landscape: depth, texture, and an elegance that moves the soul.

Sourced from small family plots, dry-farmed on poor, stony soils, where the vines sink their roots seeking the purest essence of the Castilian terroir. The harvest is manual, performed "a horquilla" (fork-harvested), with a meticulous selection of each cluster. Fermentation occurs with indigenous yeasts and minimal intervention, followed by extended aging on lees in tank and used barrels, which contributes creaminess, texture, and a tactile, silky, and profoundly elegant mouthfeel.

Characteristics

Vintage: 2022

Grape varieties: 100% Albillo Real

Wine type: White wine aged on lees

Winery: Esteban Celemín

Country: Spain

Region: Castilla y León

Subregion: V.T. Castilla y León – Castronuño (Valladolid)

Vineyard: Small family plots on poor, stony, dry-farmed soils. Very limited production.

Format: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13% vol.

Aging: On lees in tanks and used barrels, refined until bottling.

Serving temperature: 10–12 ºC

Tasting Notes

Pale golden color, bright and clean. The nose is complex, elegant, and mineral, with notes of ripe white fruit —pear, baked apple—, candied citrus, fresh almond, dried flowers, and a subtle hint of wet stone and fine lees. On the palate, it is broad, unctuous, and profoundly creamy, with a silky texture, marked by vibrant acidity and a long, saline, persistent finish, where fruit, minerality, and the memory of the terroir merge.

Pairing

Ideal with seafood, fatty fish like turbot or cod, seafood paella, cured cheeses, white meats, mushroom stews, or traditional Castilian dishes. A white wine with the soul of a red, capable of evolving beautifully in the glass and at the table.

A Horquilla Albillo Real 2022 is a wine that speaks of origin, respect, and patience. A white wine that breathes landscape, time, and passion. Each bottle is a small treasure reflecting the land of Castronuño and the sensibility of a winemaker who has made attention to detail his hallmark.