Pazo Señoráns Selección de Añada

In the glass

Aroma: honey, beeswax, candied lemon, dried camomile

Palate: preserved citrus, almond paste, wet stone, long saline finish

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

What it pairs with

• Rodaballo a la espalda (whole grilled turbot) Find rodaballo a la espalda (whole grilled turbot) on TableJourney →
  Galicia's prized flatfish needs an aromatic Atlantic white with mineral grip: Albariño's flagship pairing on the coast.
• Caldeirada de peixe (Galician fisherman's stew)
  The saffron-and-paprika broth and mixed white fish meet a lees-aged Albariño head-on: same sea, same body, same iron mineral edge.
• Foie-gras with quince
  The 30-plus-month-on-lees Albariños have the texture, oxidative complexity and acid to handle foie without slipping into dessert territory.
• Tetilla cheese with quince paste
  Galicia's mild raw-milk cow's cheese melts into Albariño's lemon-pith finish; the quince adds the bridge.

How to serve Pazo Señoráns Selección de Añada

Allow 35 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 30 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 10-12°C. Cellar temperature (10-12°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a medium-sized white-wine glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Rodaballo a la espalda (whole grilled turbot), Caldeirada de peixe (Galician fisherman's stew), Foie-gras with quince. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

The Selección de Añada was an early demonstration that Salnes Albariño could age. The wine is held on fine lees for at least 30 months before release, in vintages judged to have the structure to develop.

1. 1995: First Pazo Señoráns Selección de Añada vintage released

Facts

Producer

Pazo de Señoráns · visiting guide

Grapes

Albariño

Classification

DO Rías Baixas

Oak

Stainless steel, then 30 to 40 months on fine lees before release

ABV

13.0%

Price

€55-85 at retail

Drinking window

10-25 from vintage

First vintage

1995

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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