Descripción

De La Riva Macharnudo San Cayetano rescata la esencia atlántica del Marco de Jerez a través de una de sus identidades históricas más sugerentes: el vino de pasto. Fruto del talento de los enólogos Willy Pérez y Ramiro Ibáñez, este blanco ha sido el primer vino de Jerez en representar a España en la Place de Bordeaux . Un blanco de cepas viejas de Palomino fino que arraigan en profundos suelos de albariza, fermenta en vasijas de roble y se perfila bajo un sutil velo de flor. Un vino de edición limitada que ofrece una lectura sabia y contundente del suelo jerezano sin necesidad de fortificación. 

 

 

Ficha técnica

La bodega
De la Riva
Tipo
Blanco
Añada
2024
Grado
13.5% vol.
Variedad
100% Palomino fino
Origen
Vino de España

Cata

Vista
Color amarillo pálido con ribete dorado.
Nariz
Aromas a fruta blanca y cítrica, flores blancas y notas minerales.
Boca
En boca revela sequedad y redondez. Su textura densa se entrelaza con notas salinas, especiadas y notas de limón, melocotón y pera
Temperatura de servicio
Entre 8 y 12 ºC.

Viñedo y elaboración

Edad
Viñedos plantados en 1988.
Vinificación
La fermentación se realizó en cubas de 615 litros con levaduras autóctonas sin control de temperatura.
Envejecimiento
Crianza bajo un velo de levaduras de flor.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

The white 2024 Macharnudo San Cayetano comes from a very old plot of Palomino in Pago Macharnudo, San Cayetano, where the natural concentration is very high. San Cayetano has different exposures, and this is selected from the north-facing side, which gives more freshness and elegance to the wines. The year is much better; they have more experience with the vineyard and they gave it less flor, because the wine had the natural concentration and complexity. There might be some 10% of wine with flor (in previous vintages was 15% to 20%) to give it a little bit more salinity. The wine displays a bright, almost fluorescent yellow color and a complex nose, subtle and nuanced rather than explosive. It's still far too young and will gain complexity in bottle and also weight and depth. In two years, this should be a bomb! It has a vibrant palate with pungent sensations and is intensely mineral and very long and sapid. 6,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2025. This is sold exclusively through La Place de Bordeaux. Luis Gutiérrez

James Suckling:

This opens with iodine, crusted sea salt and a subtle touch of lime, wrapped in delicate floral notes. The palate is saline and expansive, yet ample and incisive, with a deep texture. There’s a solid and angular, almost architectural sense of salinity here, layered and persistent. One of the most compelling expressions of this style. Drink or hold.

Decanter:

Lodine and saltiness on the nose, really smells of the ocean - like an oyster shack with orange and lemon scents alongside white pepper and pears. Wild herbal elements with brisk acidity and a deep salty core - olive tapenade and lots of toasted nuts. Quite a singular style with some smokey reduction and a minerality that just lasts and lasts. Director Luis Pérez, winemakers Ramiro Ibáñez and Willy Pérez.