Do Ferreiro Albarino Rias Baixas 2023 750ml

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Winemaker Description

Highly regarded for crafting world-class white wines from albario with incredible transparency, flavor, and depth, Do Ferreiro has become a reference point for the variety. They farm over 175 tiny plots of albario by hand, all located in the heart of the Salns subzone of Ras Baixas. The valleys proximity to the ocean, ideal climate due to the natural protection by mountain ranges, and decomposed granitic soil have gained the reputation for being the ideal region in Ras Baixas for producing profound, terruo-driven albario wines capable of improving in bottle. Do Ferreiro does not blend other grape varieties into their albario wines, as is common in Ras Baixas. Farming is practicing organic, and fermentations are exclusively carried out by native yeasts.

Do Ferreiro Albario is a blend of the best fruit from different zones and terroirs within the Salns Valley and it is the wine that defines the winery. It is serious and balanced, complex and very complete with fully developed aromas and flavors, with a long, harmonious palate featuring vibrant acidity and a strong mineral, stony component. Do Ferreiro is a very dry, varietally correct wine that is really representative of the Salns Valley terruo. Expressive and harmonious, combining power and freshness; Do Ferreiro Albario is capable of developing in bottle for 10 years or more.

Vinification Bunches are hand-selected in the vineyard, handpicked, and placed in small crates. Grapes are destemmed, cold-macerated for a few hours, and pressed. A natural yeast fermentation begins using a pied de cuve from the winerys historic Cepas Vellas vineyard, followed by aging on the lees for six to nine months without btonnage in stainless steel tanks. No malolactic fermentation, unfiltered, light bentonite fining.