Who: Constantina Sotelo and family What: Rias Baixas (not in Appellation) Where: Castrelo-Cambados When: Bottles since 1999, the family has farmed here for more generations than are recorded Constantina Sotelo is a very lone voice in the Rias Baixas; to our knowledge the only producer who has embraced completely natural methods of winemaking and thus … Continue reading Constantina Sotelo
Appellation: none Cuvée: Colleita Branco Colour: White Grapes: Roughly Treixadura 85%, Albariño 10% and Loureira 5% About: Both Colleita red and white achieve the same brilliant balance of refreshing lightness with complexity and intensity of fruit. And both are from native varieties that Diego and his brothers have planted on this magical hillside. Colleita simply … Continue reading Cume do Avia Colleita Branco
Appellation: Viño Branco. Cuvée: Paraje Mina. Colour: White. Grapes: Albariño. About: a more recent first made in 2012 from the vineyard of the same name, 1,200 to 2,400 bottles made, depending on the year’s yield, part in stainless steel part in old oak. It’s declassified from D.O. Rías Baixas because it’s so different. Vines Location: … Continue reading Nanclares Paraje Mina
Appellation: Salnes; Rías Baixas. Cuvée: Soverribas. Colour: White. Grapes: Albariño. About: this Cuvée is Alberto first single vineyard wine, matured in old French oak on its lees for one year, first made in 1997. It’s a complex, saline, totally alternative and gorgeous expression of Albariño from the Rías Baixas. Vines Location: from one plot called … Continue reading Nanclares Soverribas
Appellation: Salnes; Rías Baixas. Cuvée: Nanclares. Colour: White. Grapes: Albariño. About: this Cuvée was the first to be produced by Alberto, in 1997, from all his plots at the time, including the “back garden”, and remains the same blend today. It’s around 40% made and aged in old French oak 500L barrels. Vines Location: from … Continue reading Nanclares Nanclares
Appellation: Salnes; Rías Baixas. Cuvée: Dandelión. Colour: White. Grapes: Albariño. About: this Cuvée is from the first grapes to be harvested, from fruit grown by partners under supervision of Alberto, from inland vineyards and shows a fatter, rounder, less saline character than the other entry level wine Tempus Vivendi. First made in 2011. Vines Location: … Continue reading Nanclares Dandelión
Appellation: Salnes; Rías Baixas. Cuvée: Tempus Vivendi. Colour: White. Grapes: Albariño. About: this Cuvée is from the second grapes to be harvested, from fruit grown by partners under supervision of Alberto, near the sea, and shows a more refreshing saline, spicy fruit character than the other entry level wine Dandelión. First made in 2003. Vines … Continue reading Nanclares Tempus Vivendi
Who: Alberto Nanclares and Silvia Prieto. What: D.O. Rias Baixas. Where: Cambados, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. When: Since 1997. The Story Alberto Nanclares is an economist by training and profession whose love of sailing brought him to the Galician coast many years ago. He and his wife invested in a small second home near their boat … Continue reading Nanclares y Prieto
