MARISOL RUBIO Cipma I 2024

Description

Marisol Rubio Cipma I 2024 is an aged dry white wine made from 100% Pedro Ximénez in the La Rizosa area, in Villanueva de Alcardete (Toledo), under the Vino de la Tierra de Castilla IGP. The winery was a pioneer in Castilla-La Mancha in producing a monovarietal wine from this grape, and Cipma I is the house’s most beloved wine: an intense and elegant white with a long, pleasant finish.

The vineyard is planted on well-drained, limestone-rich soil with gravelly and sandy areas. The grapes are harvested by hand early in the morning and placed in 15-kilogram boxes to preserve their integrity. At the winery, the bunches are partially destemmed and gently crushed using rubber rollers. The must is pressed in a traditional horizontal wooden press, and the free-run juice is transferred to an underground concrete tank, where it is cold-settled for 12 hours.

It then ferments in the same tank under temperature control, with partial skin maceration. After alcoholic fermentation, the wine is transferred to new 225-liter oak barrels from Kentucky forests, with medium toasting, where it is aged on its lees with weekly battonage. A few weeks before bottling, it is allowed to clarify and stabilize spontaneously.

The winery recommends it with starters such as salted fish, grilled vegetables, Iberian charcuterie, soft cheeses, molluscs, crustaceans, and fried squid. For main courses, it pairs well with lightly sauced grilled fish, breaded hake, spicy or hot Asian dishes, poultry, white veal, and Iberian pork.

Marisol Rubio was born in Villanueva de Alcardete through the work of siblings Piedad and Jorge Garrido Rubio, who carry on a five-generation family tradition and work Pedro Ximénez with patience and absolute respect for the land.