Bodegas Albamar, O Esteiro, 2022

£37.20

Light, old-vine Galician red from O Salnés: whole-bunch fruit is foot‑trodden and raised in old barrels, yielding bright red fruit, herbal lift and saline-mineral finesse at just 11% ABV.

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At a glance

Producer: Bodegas Albamar
Region: Galicia
Appellation: Rías Baixas DO
Grape: Caíño Tinto Espadeiro Mencía
Vintage: 2022
Country: Spain
Wine type: Red
Alcohol: 11.0%
Size: 75.0cl

Taste profile

Body: Light
Acidity: High
Tannin: Low
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

Pulpo a feira (Galician octopus)
Grilled mackerel with herbs
Roast chicken with thyme and garlic
Seared tuna steak
Mushroom and pepper empanada

How to serve it

Serve: Cellar temperature (14–16°C)

Why Cave selected it

A rare, low‑alcohol Atlantic red from tiny old plots that showcases native grapes and minimal‑intervention winemaking with exceptional drinkability.

About the wine

Sourced from a multitude of miniscule plots of old vines (totalling about 0.5ha) on the typically sandy, granitic soils of the region. Whole bunches of grapes were foot trodden in an open vat before transfer to old 228ltr barrels for a year and bottling unfined and unfiltered.

About Bodegas Albamar

Xurxo Alba’s family has been farming and making Albariño in Rïas Baixas O Salnés region, near the Atlantic Ocean, for generations (Alba+mar). It wasn’t until Xurxo finished his oenology studies that the Alba family started bottling and commercializing their wines in 2006. The Alba family owns 2.5 hectares, and sources approximately 10 hectares throughout the region. Albamar is one of only a handful (2%!) of domaines in the region using natural yeasts for their fermentation, which has a dramatic impact on both the aromatics and flavour of albariño, giving the wines much more depth, complexity and interest.

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