{"product_id":"do-ferreiro-albarino-rias-baixas-2017-1-5l","title":"Do Ferreiro Albariño Rias Baixas 2017 1.5L","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92+ points \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eWine Advocate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eProduced as an exercise of blending, the 2017 Albariño is a blend from the majority of plots they work, mixing different soils, different ages of vines and different pruning methods. This feels like a powerful vintage, with great concentration and some complexity even for such a young wine. There are floral and citrus notes and a sapid, salty-like sensation on the palate. It feels like a very complete and balanced year, with all that it takes to develop nicely in bottle. All of their wines are bottled without malolactic. 90,000 bottles produced. This is normally bottled in ten lots and the wine kept with the lees. I tasted a bottle from August 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-goWbiv loNZbm\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI tasted mostly the 2016 and 2017 vintages from Do Ferrreiro. 2017 was one of the earliest harvests ever, and they started harvesting on August 30th, which is completely unusual. The wines from 2017 do not reflect the heat, and they have less alcohol and more acidity that the 2016s. Gerardo Méndez compares 2017 to 1990. He and his son Manuel compare 2016 to 2011, a vintage that is developing much better than expected; 2016 was a very large crop that was dismissed at first, but the wines are evolving very nicely. So, we might have to wait for the 2016s. Today, I give the edge to their 2017s.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere is one new label, Lourido, from small plots of small vineyards averaging some 60 years old in the south of Castrelo, a zone very close to the sea, from decomposed granite. In 2018, they have first produced a small amount of a red wine made with Caíño grapes from extremely old vines. But that's only 300 liters...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinification\u003c\/strong\u003e – Bunches are hand-selected in the vineyard, handpicked, and placed in small crates. Grapes are destemmed, cold-macerated for a few hours, and pressed. A natural yeast fermentation begins using a pied de cuve from the winery’s historic Cepas Vellas vineyard, followed by aging on the lees for six to nine months without bâtonnage in stainless steel tanks. No malolactic fermentation, unfiltered, light bentonite fining.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSite: \u003c\/strong\u003eMeaño, Salnés Valley at 150-250m\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVine Age: \u003c\/strong\u003e20-120+ years old\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil: \u003c\/strong\u003eDecomposed granite and sand – \u003cem\u003esábrego\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarming: \u003c\/strong\u003ePracticing organic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo Ferreiro is a benchmark Albariño. Every year, it delivers the goods, showing a degree of aromatic complexity, nervy minerality, and pure intensity of flavor that always makes it stand out from the rest. Delicious upon release, it is also one of the few Albariños to improve in bottle for up to a decade (maybe longer?) beyond the vintage year. There is bright fruit intermingling with the classic Do Ferreiro salty\/smoky mineral bite. Enjoy this wine on its own or with all types of seafood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rias Baixas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44368633004166,"sku":"HAW-DOFerreiro-Alby2017MAG","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/0338\/0543\/files\/DOFerreiro2017MAG.png?v=1789055685","url":"https:\/\/www.winesolutions.com\/products\/do-ferreiro-albarino-rias-baixas-2017-1-5l","provider":"Wine Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}