Acios da Xesteiriña "Albarino"

Grapes: Albarino

Region: Galicia, Spain

Vintage: 2021

Viticulture: Organic + Biodynamic

Soils: Granite + Schist + Slate

Yeasts: Native

Vinification: Pressed into a mix of chestnut barrels + stainless steel. 

Aging: 1 year

Fining or Filtering: None

Sulfur: None

Notes from the Importer: Led by the desire to rediscover the culture and vinous knowledge lost nearly a century ago in the wake of two world wars (though Spain was officially neutral in both), Galicia has emerged as a center point among the many pockets of today’s European wine renaissance. The Spanish Civil War, the ruthless Francoist dictatorship through to the mid-1970s, and the mass exodus from the countryside to industrial centers of Vigo, A Coruña, Ferrol and others throughout the 1900s, all played parts in the Galicians feeling a sense of desperation to reconnect the link between today and generations past.

The tip of the Galician spear is Rías Baixas’ Salnés Valley, where an unusually motivated and tightly knit community of winegrowers and restaurateurs, who are exposed to the entire world of wine, analyze their work with Albariño and strive to evolve and perfect the expression of this grape. Yet another Rías Baixas wellspring destined to be a new Salnés Valley Albariño superstar is the project and property known as Acios da Xesteiriña, owned and operated by the sharp and thoughtful wine guru, José Manuel Dominguez.

Tasting Notes: Ocean water with crisp citrus and white fruit.