Pazo de Barrantes - Rías Baixas Gran Vino Albarino 2022

Historically, geographically, and culturally, Galicia is a fascinating part of Spain quite distinct from the rest of the Peninsula. Widely known as Green Spain, the climate is moderate and can be surprisingly cool in the summer due to the region’s embrace of the chilly Atlantic Ocean. Located at the famed El Camino’s terminus, the area has always been relatively cosmopolitan, affluent, and independent. It has never been conquered nor occupied, so neither religious strife nor feudalism gained a foothold here. And, most of the land has historically been owned and controlled by the local inhabitants, who have turned the landscape into a network of small farms, cottages, and tiny villages surrounding the coast’s bustling port cities.

At Pazo de Barrantes, we have been tirelessly pursuing excellence since 1511, the driving force behind our daily dedication and the object of the patience and expertise of a family and the team that accompanies them.

The grapes used to make this wine come from the Pazo Barrantes estate, a 12-hectare property divided into 8 distinct plots and located around the winery in the Salnés Valley, the heart of the Rías Baixas region. The estate's soils are granitic, with sand on the surface, and the average age of the vines is 40 years.

The unparalleled terroir and its unique microclimate, combined with daily effort, care, and expert knowledge, allow us to obtain, year after year, grapes of the highest quality. A meticulous, unhurried winemaking process allows these grapes to express their full potential in wines with a long lifespan and great personality.

"An impressive wine that needs time to balance the high acidity of the region, 2022 Albariño Gran Vino is from old vines and is long-aged, aged in stainless steel and acacia wood barrels for eight months. It gets two years in bottle before release to integrate the natural acidity and structure. Creamy, textured, and medium-bodied, it has a hint of mint and eucalyptus that match well against the richness of stone fruit and citrus. The mid palate is rounded and rich, finishing fresh." - 95 Points, Jeb Dunnuck

"The 2022 Gran Vino Albariño was cropped from a warm and dry year is the third vintage of this new cuvée from their 12 hectares in eight different plots (Cacheiro, Huerta, Besada, Eira, Ferradiña, Ferradura, Tomadiña and Souto) in the Valle del Salnés plus a further hectare rented from the archbishop. The destemmed grapes were pressed and the must left to settle and then fermented in stainless steel for around 43 days. The wine was kept with the lees in stainless steel for four months and then a further eight months without the lees. Fifteen percent of the volume matured in acacia wood barrels. It was kept in bottle for two years before being sold. It comes in at the usual 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.35 and 7.15 grams of acidity (tartaric)." - 94 Points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Producer: Pazo de Barrantes

Country: Spain

Region: Galicia

Varietal: Albariño

Appellation: Rías Baixas

Vintage: 2022

Size: 750ml