Forjas del Salnes Leirana Albarino

Country: Spain Region: Rias Baixas

Varietal:  Albarino

Colour: White

Producer: Forjas del Salnes

Description:

Rodrigo Méndez of Forjas del Salnés (known locally as Rodri) is the 5th generation in a family that has grown and crafted quality wine for centuries. Today he is considered one of the greatest Albariño producers in the world, offering more than 15 small-batch bottlings from the micro-terroirs around the Val do Salnés, the most coastal subzone in DO Rías Baixas As a separate project, Bodegas Rodrigo Mendes is the small project from Rodrigo Mendes where he makes more Albarino, under the name of Cies.

This is a wine that is unmistakably maritime. Using almost forgotten minimal-intervention techniques learned through generational viticultural knowledge, Rodri recreates the Albariño of yesteryear. This is a wine of power, elegance and salinity that can truly stand among the best white wines of the world.

Tasting Note:
“Wonderful, subtle wine with plump ripe peach fruits, a touch of orange peel and lemon zest, and a wonderful saline edge.

Food Matches:  Dublin Bay prawns with home-made mayonnaise.”