Rodrigo Mendez Rias Baixas Albarino Salvora 2023 100925OFFER no oak to hide behind

no oak to hide behind

Les Grands Charrons is a top village lieu-dit on the slope above the village

and four years on it's just beginning to open

The blend is led by Cabernet Sauvignon and rounded out with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot

and one of the great values in fine German Riesling

Rodrigo Mendez Rias Baixas Albarino Salvora 2023 100925OFFER no oak to hide behindAlbarino as it was made before stainless steel and cold fermentation took over Rias Baixas. Salvora is a single vineyard monopole in the heart of Meano, in the Val do Salnes, planted by Rodrigo Mendez's family on vines dating back to 1905. Rodri, a leading figure in the region's serious Albarino movement, ferments with native yeast and ages in large old 600 liter vessels for about a year, no temperature control, giving the wine texture and depth most