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Ojo y Coíllo Riofrío Alto 2024 | Miguel Castro Maíllo | Montilla Moriles

Name: Ojo y Coíllo Riofrío Alto 2024 | Miguel Castro Maíllo | Montilla Moriles
Brand: Miguel Castro Maíllo
Price: 19.9 EUR
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19.90 €

Ojo y Coíllo Riofrío Alto 2024 | Miguel Castro Maíllo | Montilla Moriles

19.90 €

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Vineyards between 40 and 80 years old located in the Vereda del Cerro Macho region, specifically in the Riofrío Alto area with goblet-trained vines, with albariza soil, a lumpy and very calcareous marl, with a great capacity for moisture retention and a progressive release to the plant. 95% Pedro Ximénez and 5% other minor indigenous varieties.

Hand-harvested. Fermentation in old casks and, once complete, the wine rested on its lees under a veil of flor. After several months, the lees were removed and the wine continued aging until the next harvest. Finally, it was transferred to stainless steel tanks, where it rested for another month before bottling.

Ojo y Coíllo Riofrío Alto 2024 | Miguel Castro Maíllo | Montilla Moriles

Identificación del vino

Bodega: Miguel Castro Maíllo

Año de cosecha: 2024

Denominación de origen: Montilla-Moriles, Andalucía, España

Procedencia y elaboración
El Ojo y Coíllo Riofrío Alto se produce en viñedos ubicados en la comarca de la Vereda del Cerro Macho, específicamente en el paraje de Riofrío Alto. Las uvas proceden principalmente del Pedro Ximénez (95%) junto con otras variedades autóctonas minoritarias (5%). La vendimia se realiza manualmente y las uvas fermentan en viejas botas. Posteriormente, el vino reposa sobre sus lías bajo velo de flor durante varios meses antes de ser trasladado a depósitos de acero inoxidable donde completa su crianza.

Perfil esperado o notas descriptivas
Este vino presenta un perfil intenso y complejo con sabores característicos del Pedro Ximénez, destacándose la dulzura natural combinada con notas de frutas secas y especias. Su estructura es rica y equilibrada, con una final persistente que refleja el suelo albariza donde crecen las viñas.

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Cierre breve
El Ojo y Coíllo Riofrío Alto es un vino dulce con una personalidad única que destaca por su complejidad y equilibrio, ofreciendo una experiencia sensorial rica y memorable.

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Learn more about Miguel Castro Maíllo

Miguel Castro Maíllo grew up among the vineyards of the Sierra de Montilla but chose to study Enology in Cádiz and train in the Marco de Jerez before returning to his family's land. His project, launched in 2018, is built on one simple, radical idea: to prove that Pedro Ximénez — the iconic variety of Montilla-Moriles, reduced for decades to raisins and sweet wine — can produce precise, age-worthy dry whites.

The stage is Cerro Macho, a ridge that splits the Sierra de Montilla into two albariza-clad slopes — that white, porous, cooling limestone that stores winter moisture and releases it slowly through the summer drought. To the east, Riofrío Alto, shaded in the afternoon: tighter, more saline wines with marked acidity. To the west, Benavente Alto, open to the sun: broader, more vinous in character. Each parcel ferments and ages separately in old Fino barrels, on its lees and under a veil of flor, until the following harvest. The vines are fifty to sixty years old and are pruned in the traditional ojo y coíllo style: the ojo is the productive bud for the current year, the coíllo the spur that will yield next year's shoot.

The wines bear no resemblance to the export-sweet of the past: taut, mineral, with a lees texture and a salinity that speak of the inland sea Andalucía once was. Small production — very small.