- 91 points -
James Suckling, August 2024 (Vintage 2023)Typical albarino with seashells, chalk, nectarines and sea salt. Salty, flavorful and not complex, but this is a really gastronomic white for seafood. Drink now.
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Rias Baixas Alabrino
2023
$26.40
La Val in Rías Baixas is CVNE’s latest acquisition. La Val was founded in 1985 and is a historic winery in the Rías Baixas region. She was one of the pioneers in the winemaking of the Albariño grape variety and the instigator of the creation of the Rías Baixas appellation in 1988. La Val only produces wines from its own vineyards. Currently, La Val has more than 222 acres, or 90 hectares of vines.
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A blend of the different vineyards of the winery, containing the characteristics of each one of them. In fact, in this wine we can find peculiarities of the three typical soils of the Rías Baixas appellation, granite in Taboexa (acidity), alluvium and pebbles in Arantei and Porto (fruit, depth) and schist in Vilachán (minerality).
The grapes are harvested manually in 20 kg boxes. The grapes are transported and stored in a cold room. Skin maceration of 40% of the grapes at 10ºC for 4 hours. Gentle pressing with selection of the best free-run juices. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at 16/17 ºC. The wine is devatted with its fine lees on which it rests for three months.
Pale straw yellow with greenish reflections. Primary aromas of fruit (apricot, apple, pineapple), fresh herbs (bay leaf, fennel) and citrus fruits (grapefruit) stand out, all on a floral and saline background. background. Medium structure on the palate and long finish with great balance and great freshness. Salty and slightly bitter finish. Pairings with seafood and fish
Typical albarino with seashells, chalk, nectarines and sea salt. Salty, flavorful and not complex, but this is a really gastronomic white for seafood. Drink now.
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The 2023 La Val is the Albariño from the different vineyards mixing granite, alluvial and slate soils. 2023 was an early harvest, when all the grapes were picked in August. The must fermented in stainless steel, where the wine was kept with the lees for three months. It has 12.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.38 and seven grams of acidity. It's varietal and clean, with notes of freshly cut grass, flowers and white fruit. It has a serious and dry palate that is clean, focused and precise. 161,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2024.
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