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Leirana Albarino by Bodegas Forjas del Salnes 2021
Leirana Albarino
by Bodegas Forjas del Salnes 2021
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($419.88 per case)
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Producer : Bodegas Forjas del Salnes
Region : Rias Baixas (Spain), Spain (Spain)
Bottle Per Case : 12 x 750 ml
Food Pairing : Rich Fish, Risotto, Salad, Vegetables, White Meat
Tasting Notes
Pale gold. Fresh melon, white peach and tangerine scents show fine clarity and pick up a smoky mineral quality with aeration. Vibrant, spice- and mineral-tinged citrus fruit, nectarine and honeydew flavors deepen steadily on the back half. Closes very long and silky, with resonating peach and mineral qualities and a suave floral nuance.
93 points - Tim Atkin MW, June 2022 (Current Vintage)
93 points / Best Buy - Peñín Guide 2023 (Current Vintage)
94 points - Luis Gutierrez, Wine Advocate Feb 2022 (2020 Vintage)
93 points / Best Buy - Peñín Guide 2022 (2020 Vintage)
92 Points - Josh Raynolds, Vinous, March 2021 (2019 Vintage)
93 Points - Luis Gutierrez, Wine Advocate, June 2020 (2019 Vintage)
Specs
| Bottles Per Case | 12 Pack |
|---|---|
| Point Score | 93 |
| Cellaring | Drink Now or Cellar |
| Sweetness Descriptor | XD - Extra Dry See Sweetness Chart |
| Bottle Size | 750 ml |
| Producer | Bodegas Forjas del Salnes |
| Region | Rias Baixas (Spain), Spain (Spain) |
| Alcohol | 13% alc./vol. |
| Style | Fresh and crisp whites |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Farming Method | Organic |
| Grapes | Albariño |
| Food Pairing | Rich Fish, Risotto, Salad, Vegetables, White Meat |
| Descriptors | Floral, Fruity, Mineral |
| Wine Type | White |
| Wood Presence | Unoaked |
| Body | Medium |
| Price of Case | $419.88 |
The Producer
Bodegas Forjas del Salnes
Rodrigo Mendez is a 5th generation winemaker from the tiny fishing village of Meaño in Val do Salnes, the most coastal of the subzones of DO Rias Baixas. Descended from the founding head of the DO of Rias Baixas, he is an astute historian of the history and heritage of this place, and makes wines to express and preserve this history and unique maritime terroir. He sources the parcels he farms through generational familial relationships, from families for whom winemaking is no longer their way of life. Indeed, his preservation of these historic vineyards is a vocation as much as it is a passion project – he feels compelled and bound to farm these parcels, because otherwise they would no longer exist. He makes wine in a way that harkens back to lost methods – painstaking work that eschews the tutti-frutti style that’s become the mainstream. Rather than allowing the wine to go through malolactic fermentation, Rodri lets his fruit hang longer than his neighbors in the appellation, allowing the natural weight and viscosity of the wine balance the searing acidity that this maritime zone produces. This approach is risky and requires expertise few can match, but the end result is a wine with weight that reflects the sea and the wind – unmistakably Salnes.
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