2020 Do Ferreiro Albariño Rías Baixas

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 91 points

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  8/27/2023 - moorewine3 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Nice with grilled shrimp salad

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  1/20/2023 - ChiBurgDoc Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This bottling is just consistently excellent. Great balance and depth that is hard to find in a <$25 bottle of wine. I hope then rest of the wine drinking public don’t catch on anytime soon so it stays that way

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  1/11/2023 - Bellissimo wrote: flawed

  Corked

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  7/8/2022 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

  By the glass at restaurant
  -brilliant translucent med yellow
  -floral focused saline
  -med acidity, med/med- weight ridiculous concentration sweet yellow fruit lemon with mineral saline residue
  -excellent

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  6/23/2022 - Hi.its.Don.4.Wine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This May Become a Habit
  
  From their first wines made by Gerardo Méndez without labels in 1973, with the first labeled vintage wine appearing in 1986, Do Ferreiro was an early pioneer in the Rías Baixas region of Spain. Highly regarded and integral in forming the original denomination of origin Rías Baixas in 1988, there is a commitment to quality to produce the best wines possible. In this case, it’s the:
  
  Do Ferreiro Albariño 2020
  
  Proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and the surrounding mountains provide an ideal climate for Albariño. Farming over 175 tiny plots of Albariño, aged from 20 to 120+ years old, the organically farmed and all-estate vineyards are hand-harvested and hand-sorted in the field. No sorting tables. Grapes are then destemmed, cold soaked, and fermented using indigenous yeasts. Both fermentation and aging are carried out in stainless steel tanks to preserve the freshness and the liveliness of the wine.
  
  Gerardo’s son, Manuel, and his daughter, Encarna, have taken over the reins to continue this winery into a third generation, as his father, Francisco, was an integral part of the founding of the DO (Denominación de Origen) with Manual.
  
  The wine that emerges is both aromatic and rich on the palate. Citrus dominates, lemon with a hint of orange, and acidity that seems bigger upon the first sip becomes more subtle throughout. Minerality is intertwined with the fruit in creating this wonderfully balanced and luscious wine. While there are some who say this wine could age for years to come, I don’t disagree, my goal would be to drink this within the next few years to thoroughly enjoy it young.
  
  Since my recent review of the Bodegas La Cana Albariño 2020, I am gaining a renewed appreciation for this, what some consider, simply grape. If you’re smart, you’ll look into these great wines made of this wonderful varietal. For me, I think I’ll make Albariño a habit from here on in.
  
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