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Bagoa do Mino Albarino Rias Baixas, 2021
750mlExpert Pick
$32.99
+CRV
Mix 6 for $29.69 each
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
Product Highlights
James Suckling-Galicia, Spain - "Wet stone, sea salt and green apple on the nose with some green mango and nectarine. The mineral, saline smack to the zesty, limey fruit makes this so alluring. Fresh and zingy, yet also smooth and textured."
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Product Details
OVERVIEW
Geography
The wine regions of Northwest Spain include the lush corner of Galicia, known as “Green Spain.” Galicia is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, which keeps the region cool and damp. Galicia is best known for the Rías Baixas DO, where the native white grape, Albariño, produces delicious and refreshing wines with floral aromas and mineral flavors.
Varietal / Type
The Albariño grape variety is indigenous to northwestern Spain, which is known as “Green Spain” for its lushness relative to Spain’s hot, dry, central region. Here, the cool, damp climate is ideal for making bright and zesty white wines.
Albariño is the signature grape of Spain’s Rías Baixas wine region. Within this area, Albariño wines produced closer to the ocean and its cooling influence are lean, with citrus and green apple flavors; those made in protected areas further inland can be richer, with notes of melon and stone fruits.
In Portugal, the grape is called Alvarinho, and is used to make that country’s famous white wine, Vinho Verde. Ideal for hot-weather sipping, Vinho Verde is refreshing, citrusy and sometimes slightly effervescent.