2018 VINTAGE
BRAND: As Abeleiras 2018.
QUALITY APPEAL: Sin denominación de origen.
VARIETY: 100 % Albariño.
Small plot located in the Salnés Valley in the town of Meaño, an area of important vineyards due to its characteristics, both for its location, where the valley receives the nearby sea breezes and optimal sunshine for the vine, and for the composition of its soils formed by decomposed granite and rich in organic matter.
As Abeleiras is a vineyard of great sentimental value, as it is the first one planted by Pedro Méndez with his father in 1996.
Manual selection of the grapes clusters on the estate, which are then destemmed and left to macerate for 12 hours at a controlled temperature. The must is then pressed and transferred to a stainless steel tank, where it ferments spontaneously with its indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out and the fine lees are worked by “bâtonnage”. Subsequently, tartaric stabilization is carried out by cold (2018 vintage), a roughage filtration and a moderate dose of SO2 is added before bottling.
The resulting wine is fresh and citrusy, with great balance and a great cellaring capacity.
TOTAL ACIDITY: 7,3 g/l
PRODUCTION: 1.321 bottles.