ClassificationDO Rías Baixas
VarietalsAlbariño
OwnerManuel Moldes
WinemakerManuel Moldes
Founded2014
TastingSmall-group tastings with Manuel Moldes by appointment; visits cover the Salnes parcels and the Fulcro Albariño plus the single-vineyard cuvées.
OrganicORGANIC-LEANING, UNCERTIFIED
NeighbourhoodVal do Salnes

Signature wines: fulcro-albarino, fulcro-o-equilibrista

Location

Address: Rouxique 33, Vilalonga, 36990 Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, Rías Baixas

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Bodegas Paco & Lola ★ 4.4

DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 2005Cooperativa Vitivinícola ArousanaVal do Salnes

Cooperative of around 400 Salnes growers founded 2005 in Meaño; the polka-dot Paco & Lola is widely distributed in export markets, with Prime as the lees-aged tier.

Tasting: Visits to the cooperative bodega in Xil with tastings of the Paco & Lola, Lolo and Prime ranges.

Signature wines: paco-y-lola-albarino, prime-albarino

Bodegas del Palacio de Fefiñanes ★ 4.9

DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1904Gil-Armada familyVal do Salnes

Historic bodega inside the 17th-century Palacio de Fefiñanes on Cambados's main square; Albariño de Fefiñanes brand bottled since 1928, with aged III Año.

Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the Plaza de Fefiñans by reservation, alongside an on-site shop. Wine tourism details on the producer site.

Signature wines: albarino-de-fefinanes, albarino-de-fefinanes-1583, albarino-de-fefinanes-iii-ano

Bodegas Martín Códax ★ 4.7

DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1986Cooperativa Bodegas Martín Códax (grower-cooperative; founding member of DO Rías Baixas)Val do Salnes

Cooperative bodega in Vilariño outside Cambados, founded mid-1980s by Salnes growers and a founding member of DO Rías Baixas in 1988; widely distributed Albariño.

Tasting: Guided cellar tours, kayak-and-tasting on the Ría de Arousa, vineyard walks among the parral pergolas. Multiple packages bookable online via the producer site.

Signature wines: martin-codax-albarino, burgans-albarino, martin-codax-gallaecia

Pazo de Señoráns ★ 4.9

DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1989Bueno-Mareque family (Marisol Bueno and Javier Mareque)Val do Salnes

Founded 1989 by Marisol Bueno and Javier Mareque around their 16th-century pazo in Meis, east of Cambados; the lees-aged Selección de Añada is the flagship aged.

Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by reservation at the 16th-century pazo in Vilanoviña, Meis. Pazo Señoráns and the lees-aged Selección de Añada are typically poured.

Signature wines: pazo-senorans-albarino, pazo-senorans-seleccion-de-anada

Bodegas Forjas del Salnés ★ 4.9

DO Rías BaixasAlbariño, Caíño Tinto, Espadeiro, LoureiroFounded 2005Rodrigo (Rodri) Méndez familyWinemaker Rodrigo MéndezVal do Salnes

Rodrigo Méndez's cult Salnes label from the mid-2000s: old-vine Leirana Albariños plus the heritage Goliardo Caíño Tinto and Espadeiro reds revived from family.

Tasting: Tastings by appointment for trade and serious visitors; the Goliardo single-vineyard reds and Leirana whites are the focus.

Signature wines: leirana-albarino, leirana-genoveva, goliardo-caino-tinto, goliardo-a-telleira

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Bodegas Paco & Lola ★ 4.4

DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 2005Cooperativa Vitivinícola ArousanaVal do Salnes

Cooperative of around 400 Salnes growers founded 2005 in Meaño; the polka-dot Paco & Lola is widely distributed in export markets, with Prime as the lees-aged tier.

Tasting: Visits to the cooperative bodega in Xil with tastings of the Paco & Lola, Lolo and Prime ranges.

Signature wines: paco-y-lola-albarino, prime-albarino

Compañía de Vinos Tricó ★ 4.5

DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 2007Alma Carraovejas (acquired from founder José Antonio López)Condado do Tea

Founded 2007 by José Antonio López in Condado do Tea with 10 ha across owned and leased granite-and-sand parcels; acquired by Alma Carraovejas (Pago de.

Tasting: Visits by appointment via Alma Carraovejas's Galician wine-tourism programme.

Signature wines: trico-albarino

Bodegas del Palacio de Fefiñanes ★ 4.9

DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1904Gil-Armada familyVal do Salnes

Historic bodega inside the 17th-century Palacio de Fefiñanes on Cambados's main square; Albariño de Fefiñanes brand bottled since 1928, with aged III Año.

Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings at the Plaza de Fefiñans by reservation, alongside an on-site shop. Wine tourism details on the producer site.

Signature wines: albarino-de-fefinanes, albarino-de-fefinanes-1583, albarino-de-fefinanes-iii-ano

Bodegas Martín Códax ★ 4.7

DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1986Cooperativa Bodegas Martín Códax (grower-cooperative; founding member of DO Rías Baixas)Val do Salnes

Cooperative bodega in Vilariño outside Cambados, founded mid-1980s by Salnes growers and a founding member of DO Rías Baixas in 1988; widely distributed Albariño.

Tasting: Guided cellar tours, kayak-and-tasting on the Ría de Arousa, vineyard walks among the parral pergolas. Multiple packages bookable online via the producer site.

Signature wines: martin-codax-albarino, burgans-albarino, martin-codax-gallaecia

Pazo de Señoráns ★ 4.9

DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1989Bueno-Mareque family (Marisol Bueno and Javier Mareque)Val do Salnes

Founded 1989 by Marisol Bueno and Javier Mareque around their 16th-century pazo in Meis, east of Cambados; the lees-aged Selección de Añada is the flagship aged.

Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by reservation at the 16th-century pazo in Vilanoviña, Meis. Pazo Señoráns and the lees-aged Selección de Añada are typically poured.

Signature wines: pazo-senorans-albarino, pazo-senorans-seleccion-de-anada

Bodegas Forjas del Salnés ★ 4.9

DO Rías BaixasAlbariño, Caíño Tinto, Espadeiro, LoureiroFounded 2005Rodrigo (Rodri) Méndez familyWinemaker Rodrigo MéndezVal do Salnes

Rodrigo Méndez's cult Salnes label from the mid-2000s: old-vine Leirana Albariños plus the heritage Goliardo Caíño Tinto and Espadeiro reds revived from family.

Tasting: Tastings by appointment for trade and serious visitors; the Goliardo single-vineyard reds and Leirana whites are the focus.

Signature wines: leirana-albarino, leirana-genoveva, goliardo-caino-tinto, goliardo-a-telleira

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