2023 Dandelion Albarino

Alberto currently tends 2.5 hectares of vines, all trained in the traditional Pergola style and divided into 13 small parcels. For this wine he sources grapes from the following plots: Cor, Vencemar, Rio da Vila, Castiñeiro, Rebodelos, Chapa, Castriño, Cortiñas, Bouzas, Coruxo, Barreiro and Rabadelo. Vines range between 25 and 45 years old. He keeps yields down to 4,000 to 7,000 Kg. Soils are granitic and sandy. The climate is Atlantic and the vineyard plots are between 20 and 100 metres abov...Read More...

Alberto currently tends 2.5 hectares of vines, all trained in the traditional Pergola style and divided into 13 small parcels. For this wine he sources grapes from the following plots: Cor, Vencemar, Rio da Vila, Castiñeiro, Rebodelos, Chapa, Castriño, Cortiñas, Bouzas, Coruxo, Barreiro and Rabadelo. Vines range between 25 and 45 years old. He keeps yields down to 4,000 to 7,000 Kg. Soils are granitic and sandy. The climate is Atlantic and the vineyard plots are between 20 and 100 metres above sea level.

This is not a wine for those afraid of a little acidity. It's racy and zesty, with pure citrus fruit and pronounced minerality. On the palate the wine is fleshed out by a slight yeasty edge, giving it lovely balance.  

- Alberto Nanclares, Winemaker

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