Flavoursome, complex Albariño from a small estate in the heart of the Rias Baixas.
Production
An Uvas Felices project - in partnership with Bodegas Zarate in Meaño. Albariño grapes are selected from 20 small plots around the towns of Cambados and Ribadumia, in the province of Pontevedra. The soils are shallow and sandy, and the climate mild and humid. After hand-harvesting in September, the grapes are fermented, using only the natural grape yeasts, in stainless steel at controlled temperatures. The wine spends 4 months on lees before bottling.
El Jardín de Lucía Albariño, Rías Baixas 2023 (6 bottles case)
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Tasting notes
Lifted and intense ripe citrus and stone fruit on the nose. The palate has similarly intense, vibrant fruit and is textural with more weight than is usual for Albariño yet still with elegance and finesse. The finish is complex with bright acidity and a refreshing saline twist.
Food match
Fresh white crab, or simply grilled fish such as seabass, squid and sardines.
Info
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ABV
13%
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CASE/BOTTLE SIZE
6 x 75cl
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REGION/COUNTRY
RIAS BAIXAS, SPAIN
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GRAPE
ALBARINO 100%
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CLOSURE
CORK
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WINEMAKER
EULOGIO POMARES ZÁRATE
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APPELLATION
DO RIAS BAIXAS
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ALLERGEN INFO
CONTAINS SULPHITES AND NO OTHER ALLERGENS
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Meet the producer
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Vila Viniteca is a family business, established as a food and wine shop in downtown Barcelona in 1932, just two minutes walk from Santa Maria del Mar Basilica.
In the early '90s, co-owners Quim Vila and Francisco Marti decided to re-invigorate the business - giving it a real focus on wine (Francisco Marti was already experienced in the wine business as owner of the Ca N'Estruc etstate in Catalonia). In 2010, as the result of a joint-venture between Vila Viniteca and the team behind Comando G. (Fernando García and Daniel Gómez Jiménez-Landi) - the Uvas Felices (Happy Grapes) project was born.
They craft a range of intensely pure and expressive wines from old vine Garnacha (between 50 and 90 years old) in Cadalso de los Vidrios (Madrid). Here low-yielding vineyards skirt the high mountain forests in the Sierra de Gredos hills. The project also incorporates an Albariño produced in collaboration with Bodega Zárate in Rias Baixas.
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