Cuvées

Abadía de San Campio

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bodegas Terras GaudaRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

The single-varietal Albariño from Terras Gauda's O Rosal estate: the producer's monovarietal counterpoint to the multi-variety flagship.

Albamar Albariño

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Bodegas AlbamarRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

Xurxo Alba's natural-leaning Salnes Albariño from Castrelo, Cambados: native yeast, minimal sulphites, all the Salnes salinity intact.

Albamar Fusco

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Funky · Refreshing

Bodegas AlbamarRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

Albamar's unsulphured Fusco bottling: zero added sulphites, the most natural-end Albariño in the range.

Alberto Nanclares Albariño

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Nanclares y PrietoRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

Alberto Nanclares' minimal-intervention Salnes Albariño: the natural-leaning benchmark from a 5-hectare patchwork in Cambados parishes.

As Laxas Albariño

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bodegas As LaxasRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

As Laxas Albariño: the family bodega flagship from Arbo at the eastern edge of Condado do Tea.

Attis Albariño

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Attis Bodegas y ViñedosRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

Attis Albariño: the entry bottling from the Fariña brothers' Meaño bodega.

Bagoa do Miño

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Adegas GalegasRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

The Bagoa do Miño Albariño from Adegas Galegas in Salvaterra de Miño: bright, citrus, well-priced.

Baladiña Albariño

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Lagar de BesadaRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

Baladiña: the fresh young Salnes sibling to Lagar de Besada, aimed at everyday drinking.

Bouza do Rei Albariño

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Adega Cooperativa Bouza do ReiRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

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

Bodegas Martín CódaxRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

The Martín Códax cooperative's older-vine single-village bottling from Burgáns: a step riper and longer than the regular cuvée, still under €15.

Casal Caeiro Albariño

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bodegas Castro MartínRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

Casal Caeiro: Castro Martín's second-label Albariño aimed at everyday drinking and broad distribution.

Castro Martín Albariño

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bodegas Castro MartínRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

Castro Martín's classical Salnes Albariño from the Puxafeita estate in Ribadumia: bright, citrus, well-textured.

Do Ferreiro Albariño

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

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

Gerardo Méndez's classical Salnes Albariño: bright lemon, granite minerality, the standard-setter for the variety.

Eidos de Padriñán

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Adega EidosRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

Adega Eidos' classical Albariño from the Padriñán hillside above Sanxenxo: 100% Albariño, lemon and salinity, a Salnes reference.

Fillaboa Albariño

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Bodegas FillaboaRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

The classical Fillaboa Albariño from the Condado do Tea estate in Salvaterra de Miño: stone fruit, lemon and a long mineral finish.

Fulcro Albariño

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Bodegas FulcroRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

Manuel Moldes' minimal-intervention Salnes Albariño from Vilalonga (Sanxenxo): native yeasts, the modern natural-leaning template.

Granbazán Etiqueta Verde

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bodegas GranbazánRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

The green-label entry from the Finca Tremoedo estate: bright young Albariño, the broad-distribution face of Granbazán.

La Val Albariño

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bodegas La ValRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

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

Bodegas La ValRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

La Val Orballo: a lighter, lower-alcohol Albariño style aimed at lighter food and warm-weather drinking.

Lagar de Besada Albariño

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Lagar de BesadaRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

Lagar de Besada: the lees-aged Salnes Albariño from the Xil, Meaño bodega founded the year DO Rías Baixas was constituted.

Lagar de Cervera Albariño

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Lagar de CerveraRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

The Galician outpost of Grupo La Rioja Alta in O Rosal: a classical Albariño with bright lemon and Atlantic salinity, widely exported.

Lagar de Costa Albariño

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Lagar de CostaRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

The single Albariño from a family bodega in Castrelo, Cambados: vineyards directly behind the cellar door and oyster pairings at the tasting.

Lusco Albariño

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Pazos de LuscoRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

The Lusco Albariño from the González Byass-owned Condado do Tea estate: stone fruit and salinity, the producer's flagship.

Mar de Frades Albariño

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Mar de FradesRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

The thermochromic blue-label Albariño from Meis: the bottle whose label changes colour at serving temperature.

Mar de Frades Brut Nature Albariño

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Mar de FradesRías Baixas€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

Mar de Frades' traditional-method sparkling Albariño, brut nature: the producer's espumoso bottling.

Marqués de Vizhoja

4.0

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bodegas Marqués de VizhojaRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

The everyday Marqués de Vizhoja: a Vino de la Tierra-classified table white from the Peláez Arbo estate, broadly distributed at low prices.

Martín Códax Albariño

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bodegas Martín CódaxRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

The most exported Rías Baixas: a bright cooperative Salnes Albariño with green apple, lime and a brisk saline finish.

Paco & Lola Albariño

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bodegas Paco & LolaRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

The polka-dot Paco & Lola Albariño from the Salnes cooperative in Meaño: a widely-exported DO Rías Baixas bottling.

Pazo Pegullal Albariño

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Pazo PegullalRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

The single Albariño from the Pazo Pegullal working-farm estate in Salceda de Caselas: bright, citrus, well priced.

Pazo San Mauro Albariño

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Pazo San MauroRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

The classical Pazo San Mauro Albariño from the 1591-built family pazo in Salvaterra de Miño: bright, citrus-driven, Condado do Tea texture.

Pazo Señoráns Albariño

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

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

The reference young Pazo de Señoráns Albariño: white peach and fennel over a Salnes mineral base, with the texture of a producer that pioneered lees ageing in the DO.

Pazo de Barrantes Albariño

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

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

The classical Pazo de Barrantes Albariño from the 1511-built family pazo in Ribadumia: lemon, stone fruit, weight from lees.

Pazo de Seoane

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Lagar de CerveraRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

The second wine of Lagar de Cervera: a lighter young Albariño positioned below the flagship for everyday drinking.

Pazo de Villarei Albariño

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bodegas Pazo de VillareiRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

The Pazo de Villarei single Albariño from the 81-hectare Salnes vineyard on the Umia: a long-established export bottling.

Pedralonga Albariño

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Adega PedralongaRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

Adega Pedralonga's biodynamic-aligned Salnes Albariño from Caldas de Reis: no chemical corrections, no filtration, lunar-phase work.

Pontellón Albariño

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Adegas TollodouroRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

The single-varietal Pontellón Albariño from Adegas Tollodouro: an everyday-priced O Rosal monovarietal.

Rosa Ruiz

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bodegas Santiago RuizRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

The single-varietal Albariño from Santiago Ruiz, sibling to the iconic five-grape O Rosal blend.

Segrel Albariño

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bodegas Pablo PadínRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

Segrel: the everyday Salnes Albariño from Pablo Padín, one of the better-priced gateway bottlings in Meaño.

Tollodouro O Rosal

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Adegas TollodouroRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

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

Bodegas Marqués de VizhojaRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

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

Quinta de CouseloRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

The Turonia Albariño from Quinta de Couselo's O Rosal estate: bright, citrus-driven, the everyday face of the producer.

Valmiñor Albariño

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Adegas ValmiñorRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

The single-varietal Albariño from Adegas Valmiñor in O Rosal: bright, citrus-driven, the broad-distribution face of the producer.

Veiga da Princesa Albariño

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bodegas Veiga da PrincesaRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

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

Bodegas ViontaRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

Vionta: a fresh fruit-forward Salnes Albariño from Meaño, aimed at international restaurant lists.

Viña Nora

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bodegas Viña NoraRías Baixas€€€€€Still White

Viña Nora: the entry-level Condado do Tea Albariño from the As Neves bodega.

Zárate Albariño

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Bodega ZárateRías Baixas€€€€€€€Still White

Eulogio Pomares' classical Salnes Albariño from family parcels in Meaño: lemon and saline, with the texture of seven generations of Salnes farming.