ClassificationDO Rías Baixas
VarietalsAlbariño
OwnerGil-Armada family
Founded1904
TastingCellar visits and tastings at the Plaza de Fefiñans by reservation, alongside an on-site shop. Wine tourism details on the producer site.
NeighbourhoodVal do Salnes

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

Location

Address: Plaza de Fefiñanes, 36630 Cambados, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, Rías Baixas

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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

Bodega Zárate ★ 4.8

DO Rías BaixasAlbariño, Caíño Tinto, Espadeiro, LoureiroZárate-Pomares family (Eulogio Pomares, 7th-generation custodian)Winemaker Eulogio PomaresBiodynamic-Leaning (No Demeter Certification Claimed)Val do Salnes

Multi-generation Zárate-Pomares family bodega around a 15th-century manor in Padrenda, Meaño; Eulogio Pomares bottles single-vineyard Tras da Viña, Balado.

Tasting: Visits by reservation at the family pazo in Padrenda, Meaño. Tastings include Tras da Viña, Balado and the Caíño Tinto where available.

Signature wines: zarate-albarino, zarate-tras-da-vina, zarate-balado, zarate-caino-tinto

Bodegas Gerardo Méndez / Do Ferreiro ★ 4.9

DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1986Méndez family (Gerardo Méndez)Winemaker Gerardo MéndezVal do Salnes

Gerardo Méndez's family bodega in Meaño, founding grower of DO Rías Baixas (1988). Cepas Vellas comes from a 1.5-ha old-vine Albariño parcel on sandy granite.

Tasting: Cellar visits by appointment focused on the parcels behind the bodega, including the old-vine Cepas Vellas vineyard.

Signature wines: do-ferreiro-albarino, do-ferreiro-cepas-vellas

Bodegas Granbazán ★ 4.6

DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1981Pedro Martínez Hernández (also owner of Bodegas Baigorri in Rioja Alavesa, acquired 2017)Val do Salnes

Founded 1981 in Vilanova de Arousa with a chateau-style blue-tiled bodega over the 13.5-ha Finca Tremoedo; Etiqueta Verde and Ámbar shaped the modern Salnes.

Tasting: Tours of the Finca Tremoedo estate vineyard and the blue-tiled French-influenced bodega, with tastings of the Etiqueta Verde, Etiqueta Ámbar and Don Álvaro de Bazán range.

Signature wines: granbazan-etiqueta-verde, granbazan-etiqueta-ambar, granbazan-don-alvaro-de-bazan

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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

Bodega Zárate ★ 4.8

DO Rías BaixasAlbariño, Caíño Tinto, Espadeiro, LoureiroZárate-Pomares family (Eulogio Pomares, 7th-generation custodian)Winemaker Eulogio PomaresBiodynamic-Leaning (No Demeter Certification Claimed)Val do Salnes

Multi-generation Zárate-Pomares family bodega around a 15th-century manor in Padrenda, Meaño; Eulogio Pomares bottles single-vineyard Tras da Viña, Balado.

Tasting: Visits by reservation at the family pazo in Padrenda, Meaño. Tastings include Tras da Viña, Balado and the Caíño Tinto where available.

Signature wines: zarate-albarino, zarate-tras-da-vina, zarate-balado, zarate-caino-tinto

Bodegas Gerardo Méndez / Do Ferreiro ★ 4.9

DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1986Méndez family (Gerardo Méndez)Winemaker Gerardo MéndezVal do Salnes

Gerardo Méndez's family bodega in Meaño, founding grower of DO Rías Baixas (1988). Cepas Vellas comes from a 1.5-ha old-vine Albariño parcel on sandy granite.

Tasting: Cellar visits by appointment focused on the parcels behind the bodega, including the old-vine Cepas Vellas vineyard.

Signature wines: do-ferreiro-albarino, do-ferreiro-cepas-vellas

Bodegas Granbazán ★ 4.6

DO Rías BaixasAlbariñoFounded 1981Pedro Martínez Hernández (also owner of Bodegas Baigorri in Rioja Alavesa, acquired 2017)Val do Salnes

Founded 1981 in Vilanova de Arousa with a chateau-style blue-tiled bodega over the 13.5-ha Finca Tremoedo; Etiqueta Verde and Ámbar shaped the modern Salnes.

Tasting: Tours of the Finca Tremoedo estate vineyard and the blue-tiled French-influenced bodega, with tastings of the Etiqueta Verde, Etiqueta Ámbar and Don Álvaro de Bazán range.

Signature wines: granbazan-etiqueta-verde, granbazan-etiqueta-ambar, granbazan-don-alvaro-de-bazan

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