This vintage represents the character of the Valle del Salnés, as it's produced with grapes from different villages across the valley...high acidity, citrus and salt.
This is a wine that is unmistakably maritime. Using almost forgotten minimal-intervention techniques learned through generational viticultural knowledge, Rodri recreates the Albariño of yesteryear. This is a wine of power, elegance and salinity.
100% Albariño. Vines planted from 1952 - 1982. Tended in sandy and granite soil at 5m (16 ft) elevation.
Naturally occurring fermentation with its own yeast. Aged in 70% neutral foudre, 30% stainless. No malolactic fermentation.
Val do Salnes’ prime location is the coolest and most fertile area of D.O. Rías Baixas on the Atlantic coast of Spain.
TASTING NOTES: Pale, green-tinged yellow. Bright and sharply focused on the nose, displaying incisive Meyer lemon, honeysuckle, quinine and mineral scents, along with a hint of ginger in the background. Dry, taut, offering intense, mineral-laced citrus and orchard fruit flavors that show no excess weight. Closes on a spicy note, displaying strong, floral-tinged persistence.
