KYSELA PERE ET FILS, LTD.

"The 2020 Quintaluna is pure Verdejo from small plots on sandy soils in the province of Segovia, fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts. They still use grapes from external suppliers but are working toward using 100% their own grapes (which they might achieve in 2023); therefore, the wine is not certified organic, because some of the vineyards from the growers are not certified. It has a balsamic nose reminiscent of bay leaf, dried yellow flowers, chamomile and pollen intermixed with pit fruit. It has a dry palate and a chalky texture, with balance and finesse, with moderate ripeness and 13.5% alcohol. 110,000 bottles. - Luis GUTIERREZ"

- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (January 31st 2023), 92 pts

"A full-bodied white with sliced apple, white pineapple, waxy lemon and some pear. Slightly waxy. Long and flavorful. An excellent example of verdejo. Drink or hold."
- James Suckling (October 2020), 92 pts

"The 2019 Quintaluna, pure Verdejo from the province of Segovia, fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and was kept with the lees for nine months. A small fraction of the wine was in oak foudres and barrels. This feels like a ripe vintage, not as ripe as 2017 but with an exotic touch and more varietal notes of freshly cut grass. It's balanced and soft, with integrated acidity and rich flavors. 100,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2020. - Luis Gutiérrez"

- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #255, June 2021), 91 pts

"Waxy apple and melon aromas come with notes of white pepper and hot rocks. This is another in Ossian's line of oak-aged Verdejos from Segovia. It's full and rounded, with notable core acidity. Lightly spiced apple and saline flavors are leesy, while this plays out on the finish with oak and mineral notes. The wine comes from 150-year-old vines. Drink through 2022. - MICHAEL SCHACHNER"

- Wine Enthusiast (September 2021), 92 pts

"Light, bright straw. Fresh pear, orange pith and a suggestion of pungent flowers on the powerfully scented nose, along with a building mineral nuance. Juicy and incisive in the mouth, offering Meyer lemon, pear and quince flavors accented by a spicy ginger flourish. Silky and focused on the finish, which shows powerful floral lift, minerally cut and impressive persistence. - Josh Raynolds"

- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (February 2021), 92 pts

"The very tasty 2018 Quintaluna shows the new style in a cooler vintage where the wine achieved ripeness without excess, developed full aromas and flavors and retained good freshness. It's faintly varietal, still young, a little shy and complex. 100,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2019 after nine months with the lees, a small part with oak. - Luis Gutiérrez"

- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #255, June 2021), 91+ pts

"The 2017 Verdejo Quintaluna (100% Verdejo) offers a Chardonnay-like character with notes of honeyed orchard fruits, toasted nuts, and spice. Medium-bodied and nicely textured, with integrated acidity, it’s a food-friendly white to enjoy over the coming year or two."
- Jeb Dunnuck (March 27th 2019), 89 pts

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"Bright yellow-gold. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe citrus and orchard fruits, honeysuckle and dusty minerals, and a hint of chamomile builds in the glass. Juicy, mineral-driven melon and peach flavors stretch out and deepen while maintaining energy. Closes minerally and very long, with a resonating floral note. - Josh Raynolds"
- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (May 2017), 91 pts

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"This rich white offers ripe pear fruit, accented by exotic mango and quince flavors and framed by vanilla and smoke notes. Tangy acidity balances the richness. A bold, modern style. Verdejo. Drink now through 2020. 3,000 cases made. - Thomas Matthews"
- Wine Spectator (April 30th 2017), 90pts

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"Basic aromas of apple and melon feed into a solid round palate with good acidity. Salty flavors of popcorn and tropical fruits finish flush, balanced and with notes of melon and papaya."
-Wine Enthusiast (May 2017), 88 pts

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"Aromas of peaches and minerals follow through to a full body, bright acidity and a long and flavorful finish. Steely undertone. Pure verdejo. Drink now."
- jamesuckling.com (July 2015), 92 pts

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"(aged in stainless steel tanks on its lees for a brief two months): Light, bright gold. Vibrant and minerally on the intensely perfumed nose, displaying an array of fresh citrus and orchard fruit aromas along with suggestions of fennel, quinine and jasmine. Sappy, penetrating and pure, offering zesty lime and pear flavors that deepen with aeration. The mineral quality drives a long, focused finish that leaves hints of pear skin and succulent herbs behind. This organically tended site, which has many vines that reportedly pre-date phylloxera, lies within the Rueda zone, in Nieva, but the bodega doesn't want to adhere to the D.O.'s regulations, hence the generic regional designation. - Josh Raynolds"
- Vinous (January 2016), 91 pts

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"Light yellow. Spicy nectarine, melon, pear skin and honeysuckle aromas are energetic and bright. Fleshy and seamless on the palate, with fresh honeydew and pit fruit flavors brightened by a spicy, gingery quality. Finishes very long and precise, with refreshing mineral cut and lingering floral character. A standout wine in a difficult vintage and a great value to boot. The Ossian vineyards lie within the Rueda D.O. but the owners prefer not to be overseen by regulatory agencies so they forgo the appellation designation in favor of the generic Vino do la Tierra de Castilla y Leon moniker."
- Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (September/October 2014), 91 pts

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