Grapes come from the half-hectare Palomar vineyard, named after the large granite dovecote that overlooks it. It’s the oldest of the 40 small parcels which they farm. The Albariño vines date from circa 1850, and grow on their own rootstocks. The only one of his whites that sees any wood, it’s fermented in large oak foudre, giving a slightly creamier mouthfeel but still keeping the bodega’s signature Atlantic minerality.
Galicia
Rías Baixas
Albariño:
Atlantic
Sandy granite
Permanent natural cover and no use of chemicals. Some Biodynamic principles applied.
50 metres
Native yeasts, in 2200 litre oak foudres
9 months in foudre