2019 ALBARIÑO

Winemaker Notes

• Growing Season

  Production Notes

  Like 2018, the 2019 growing season included a wet winter, cool spring, and mild summer. The combination caused bud break, bloom, and veraison to begin later than average. Yields were either average or slightly higher. Fortunately, summer had an absence of extended heat waves, leading to a lengthier growing season. This allowed for even ripeness as well as ample time for complexity and ripening with good natural acidity.

• Winemaking

  Winemaker Notes

  After whole cluster pressing, the wine was cold settled, followed by an initial racking for clarification. Due to its ability to ferment at lower temperatures, Saccharomyces Bayanus yeast was used in conjunction with an obscure wild yeast, Torulaspora Delbrueckii, which started the fermentation before dying off. The result was greater complexity and a mouthfeel with enhanced viscosity. After inoculation, fermentation progressed slowly and the temperature was kept between 48- and 56-degrees to preserve volatile esters, creating a wine with unique characteristics.

• Technical Info

  Alcohol %

  14.1
  Production
  Harvest Date

  200 cases produced
  Aging

  100% stainless steel