2022 Bodegas Aquitania Legado del Fraile Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain

All the vineyards are owned by the winery and are in the Salnes Valley in the municipality of Cambados. All are trellised in the traditional high pergola method at 1.8 meters high to let wind flow through to dry out the plants.

In the cellar, grapes are pressed and macerated with the skins at cold temperatures for several hours to add aromatics and incorporate the native yeasts. The wine is then separated from the skins and allowed to warm to begin fermentation. About halfway through fermentation the wine is racked off the gross lees and allowed to continue. The gross lees are maintained and used as nutrient additions to help fermentation along. Malo sometimes happens but is not controlled.