Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The single-varietal Albariño from Terras Gauda's O Rosal estate: the producer's monovarietal counterpoint to the multi-variety flagship.
Cuvées
Albamar Fusco
4.6
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Funky · Refreshing
Albamar's unsulphured Fusco bottling: zero added sulphites, the most natural-end Albariño in the range.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
As Laxas Albariño: the family bodega flagship from Arbo at the eastern edge of Condado do Tea.
Bagoa do Miño
4.3
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The Bagoa do Miño Albariño from Adegas Galegas in Salvaterra de Miño: bright, citrus, well-priced.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Baladiña: the fresh young Salnes sibling to Lagar de Besada, aimed at everyday drinking.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Bouza do Rei: the cooperative flagship Albariño from Puxafeita, Ribadumia, widely poured in Galician bars.
Burgáns Albariño
4.4
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The Martín Códax cooperative's older-vine single-village bottling from Burgáns: a step riper and longer than the regular cuvée, still under €15.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Casal Caeiro: Castro Martín's second-label Albariño aimed at everyday drinking and broad distribution.
La Val Albariño
4.4
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The classical La Val Albariño from the Condado do Tea estate in Salvaterra de Miño: bright, citrus-driven, widely distributed.
La Val Orballo
4.2
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
La Val Orballo: a lighter, lower-alcohol Albariño style aimed at lighter food and warm-weather drinking.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The single Albariño from a family bodega in Castrelo, Cambados: vineyards directly behind the cellar door and oyster pairings at the tasting.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The thermochromic blue-label Albariño from Meis: the bottle whose label changes colour at serving temperature.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Mar de Frades' traditional-method sparkling Albariño, brut nature: the producer's espumoso bottling.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The everyday Marqués de Vizhoja: a Vino de la Tierra-classified table white from the Peláez Arbo estate, broadly distributed at low prices.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The most exported Rías Baixas: a bright cooperative Salnes Albariño with green apple, lime and a brisk saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The polka-dot Paco & Lola Albariño from the Salnes cooperative in Meaño: a widely-exported DO Rías Baixas bottling.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The single Albariño from the Pazo Pegullal working-farm estate in Salceda de Caselas: bright, citrus, well priced.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Pazo de Bayón: the second cooperative bottling from Bouza do Rei, a step up with more lees-derived weight.
Pazo de Seoane
4.2
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The second wine of Lagar de Cervera: a lighter young Albariño positioned below the flagship for everyday drinking.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The Pazo de Villarei single Albariño from the 81-hectare Salnes vineyard on the Umia: a long-established export bottling.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The single-varietal Pontellón Albariño from Adegas Tollodouro: an everyday-priced O Rosal monovarietal.
Rosa Ruiz
4.3
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The single-varietal Albariño from Santiago Ruiz, sibling to the iconic five-grape O Rosal blend.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The five-grape O Rosal blend Santiago Ruiz launched in 1984: one of the original O Rosal multi-variety bottlings.
Segrel Albariño
4.2
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Segrel: the everyday Salnes Albariño from Pablo Padín, one of the better-priced gateway bottlings in Meaño.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Adegas Tollodouro's O Rosal blend of Albariño, Loureiro, Treixadura and Caíño Blanco: the broad-distribution face of the HGA Bodegas O Rosal estate.
Torre la Moreira
4.3
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Torre la Moreira: the flagship single-varietal Albariño from the Peláez family's Arbo estate on the Miño.
Turonia Albariño
4.3
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The Turonia Albariño from Quinta de Couselo's O Rosal estate: bright, citrus-driven, the everyday face of the producer.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
The single-varietal Albariño from Adegas Valmiñor in O Rosal: bright, citrus-driven, the broad-distribution face of the producer.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Veiga da Princesa: the single Condado do Tea Albariño from 18 hectares of estate vineyard in Crecente.
Vionta Albariño
4.2
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Vionta: a fresh fruit-forward Salnes Albariño from Meaño, aimed at international restaurant lists.
Viña Nora
4.3
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Viña Nora: the entry-level Condado do Tea Albariño from the As Neves bodega.