Nanclares y Prieto Viticultores

We admit it: we didn’t really need another Albariño. But when you learn about winemakers like Alberto and Silvia and you try their wines, you cannot help but make some room for them. Based around the town of Cambados, in the sub-region of Val do Salnés in Rías Baixas, they own 2.2 hectares of vines, all Albariño, divided into 12 parcels. After a few years of conventional farming, they decided to abandon chemical treatments altogether and became fully organic, although they also dabble in biodynamics. Their vineyards, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, benefit from daily sea breezes while the granitic soils, so common in the region, bring incredible minerality and freshness to his wines. In the winery their approach is as natural as possible, and apart from the use of small amounts of sulfur, they are basically hands-off, allowing each vintage to express itself. The different parcels are vinified separately and then blended to assemble the different cuvées.