Zárate Albariño 2019

This is an Albarino that is one of the highlights of the region. Internationally renowned, there is only so little of it. The Zarate has a stony / mineral bouquet that slowly opens. The taste is lively, tight and with fresh acids. It is nicely concentrated with notes of apricot and orange peel in the background with nice spices in the finish. The flagship among the Albarino's

Ernesto Zarate established this winery in the Val do Salnes in 1920 and becomes one of the pioneers of the region and the founder of the "Fiesta del Albariño de Cambados" in 1956 which, in retrospect, has been the catalyst for the region and the Albarino . Since 2000, Eulogio Pomares has been in charge and the estate is one of the most progressive, quality-conscientious winemaker in the region. He supervises 6.54 hectares of vines spread over 11 plots around the villages of Sisan and Padrenda. The estate has a strong focus on the Albarino grape although the quality of its red wines are very respectable and, according to experts, even exceed that of the white ones. The only problem is that there are only a limited number of bottles. . The pergola-trained vines are planted on 800 plants per hectare, on average 35 years in age. The wine is grown and produced organically and all herbicides and pesticides have been avoided since 1994.

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