Rodrigo Mendez Rias Baixas Albarino Salvora 2023 bis-hidden chocolate and baked agave

chocolate and baked agave

then aged 18+ months in large oak casks

Medium-bodied with hints of honeydew and natural rice flavors

unapologetic Pinot Meunier from a single lieu-dit planted on chalk-limestone soils in 1983—a rare showcase of the grape's mineral complexity and elegant structure

It comes in at 12

Rodrigo Mendez Rias Baixas Albarino Salvora 2023 bis-hidden chocolate and baked agaveAlbarino as it was made before stainless steel and cold fermentation took over Rias Baixas. Salvora is a single vineyard monopole in the heart of Meano, in the Val do Salnes, planted by Rodrigo Mendez's family on vines dating back to 1905. Rodri, a leading figure in the region's serious Albarino movement, ferments with native yeast and ages in large old 600 liter vessels for about a year, no temperature control, giving the wine texture and depth most