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Bodegas Chaves
In 1986, Chaves was one of the
first to market wines protected by
the denomination VDT
guaranteeing the origin of
Albariño del Salnés. They then
actively assisted in the creation
of the renowned DO Rías Baixas,
proud to appear as the 2nd
RÍAS BAIXAS winery in order of registration.
There were only thirty wineries in Galicia’s Rías Baixas when it officially attained appellation At the western end of the Celtic
status in 1988, and almost all the wine they produced was consumed locally. It is now home to six corridor of the Atlantic, in
Galicia, José Chaves Chaves
times as many producers, a growth undoubtedly driven by a worldwide thirst for the bracingly founded the winery in 1955.
fresh and aromatic white wines made from the region’s signature grape, Albariño. Nestled in
Spain’s northwest region of Galicia, Rías Baixas more closely resembles coastal Ireland than it
does other parts of Spain. Known as ‘Green Spain’, the region is characterized by moderate year-
round temperatures, ocean mists and an average annual rainfall that in some spots is nearly three Adegas Morgadío
times the national average. Galicia’s damp Atlantic-influenced climate is, however, balanced by Albariño’s revelation as one of
over 2,200 hours of sunshine, sufficient to ensure that its precious Albariño ripens properly. the world’s noble white varieties
is due in large part to work done
at this property from the mid-80s
to the mid-90s. Condado de Tea
Bodegas Chaves table31imports.com is the most inland of the Rias
Baixas subzones, the enhanced
(also see Monterrei) grape ripeness allows for a
Castel del Forno Albariño Rías Baixas Val do Salnes 2018 $299.90 naturally dry and richer style.

Morgadío classicalwines.com Senda Verde
Morgadío Albariño Rías Baixas Condado de Tea 2018 $215.90 91VN, 90WS Senda Verde is a collection of
artisanal wines from unique
regions in northern Spain that
follow the 43°N parallel,
stretching from coastal Galicia
eastward along the northern
Senda Verde winesellersltd.com coastline.
Senda Verde Albariño Rías Baixas 2018 $131.90

Zarate
In 1953, Ernesto Zarate initiated
the Albariño Festival. He
Bodegas Zarate rarewineco.com withdrew his wine from the
Zarate Albariño Rías Baixas Val do Salnes 2019 $203.90 festival’s competition three years
Zarate Albariño Rías Baixas Val do Salnes El Palomar 2018 (6pk) $191.90 later having won first prize each
year; vowing not to re-enter until
Zarate Albariño Rías Baixas Val do Salnes Tras da Viña 2017 (6pk) $191.90 93JS another grower had matched his
(also available in large format) accomplishment. To this day,
none have.
Through an estate blessed with
Zarate Caino Tinto Rías Baixas Val do Salnesw 2019 (6pk) $191.90 old vines, great terroirs, and his
own perfectionist approach,
seventh-generation Eulogio
Pomares makes Albariños that
may not only be the best white
RIBEIRO wines of Galicia, but potentially
According to Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote, the Ribadavia section of Ribeiro, which means in all of Spain. He has also been
instrumental in the recovery of
‘river-bank’ was once Spain’s ‘Mother of Wine’. Ribeiro is a land of mostly small plots or Galicia’s once dominant red
‘colleiteiros’ divided up amongst families who tend the vines by hand and make wine from their varieties with tiny productions of
own grapes. There are a small amount of large wineries and two main cooperatives that keep many Espadeiro, Caiño Tinto and
Loureiro.
of the small farmers in business by purchasing their grapes. 90% of the wine produced in Ribeiro is
made from indigenous white varietals, making the reds especially rare and worthwhile.

Finca Reboreda
The Viña Reboreda vineyard
Finca Reboreda classicalwines.com estate comprises 40 hectares on
the Miño River west of the
A Telleira Godello Rías Baixas Ribeiro 2018 $131.90 provincial capital and ancient
Roman mining center of Orense.
Viña Reboreda Mencía Rías Baixas Ribeiro 2018 $179.90 Soils vary from alluvial and stony
near the river to outcroppings of
slate, granite and chalk on the
higher west-facing slopes.

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