Cuvées

Do Ferreiro Cepas Vellas

4.9

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Bodegas Gerardo Méndez / Do FerreiroRías Baixas€€€€€€€€Still White

From a 1.5-hectare plot of pre-phylloxera vines on sandy granite: arguably the iconic vineyard-designate Albariño of Rías Baixas.

Goliardo A Telleira

4.8

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

Bodegas Forjas del SalnésRías Baixas€€€€€€€€€Still Red

The single-vineyard Caíño Tinto from A Telleira parcel: the most concentrated and structured of the Forjas reds.

Goliardo Caíño Tinto

4.8

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury

Bodegas Forjas del SalnésRías Baixas€€€€€€€€Still Red

Salnes Caíño Tinto bottled with serious intent: high-acid Atlantic red with red-cherry, pepper and a saline mineral edge from the sea-side parcels.

Pazo Señoráns Selección de Añada

4.9

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Pazo de SeñoránsRías Baixas€€€€€€€€Still White

The wine that proved Albariño ages: 30-plus months on the lees before release, produced only in vintages with the structure to develop.

Pazo de Barrantes La Comtesse

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Pazo de BarrantesRías Baixas€€€€€€€€Still White

From the 1.4-hectare Cacheiro plot planted in 1965: extended ageing on lees, the prestige aged Albariño of the Barrantes range.