Bodegas Albamar Rias Baixas Albarino Alma de Mar 2023 NO20230726 took over the family vines

took over the family vines

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Bodegas Albamar Rias Baixas Albarino Alma de Mar 2023 NO20230726 took over the family vinesXurxo Alba's tiny parcel of 0. 3 hectares sits at the water's edge of Galicia's Ra de Arousa, where 1980s era vines root into granitic sand and drink the Atlantic's salt spray. Using indigenous yeast and a slow fermentation that blocks malolactic conversion, this single vineyard Albario maintains all its saline freshness and bright minerality. Eight months in tank with btonnage builds texture and complexitya wine that melds dense fruit with mineral