Mar de Frades Finca Valiñas 2018
fantastic Albariño for aging from a unique vineyard
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Framed within the collection of Atlantic landscapes from the winery, Mar de Frades Finca Valiñas 2018 is an aged white wine born in the heart of Val do Salnés from old Albariño vines trained on the traditional trellis system of the area and rooted in soils with great drainage capacity. A limited-production Albariño with meticulous work on its lees aging, boasting a vibrant acidity and presenting itself as fresh and rounded.
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Mar de Frades Finca Valiñas 2018 is made from grapes grown in a unique 2.2-hectare vineyard located at an altitude of 127 meters in the Salnés Valley, an area where the Albariño varietal expresses itself with great purity.
For the production of Mar de Frades Finca Valiñas, the harvest was carried out manually, selecting and cutting the grape clusters by hand directly in the vineyard. Once in the winery, they went through selection tables and underwent a pre-fermentation maceration for 20 hours at a controlled temperature of 14ºC. The must fermented in Ganímede tanks with native yeasts for 20 days, where it remained with its fine lees during the first year. Two years of work on lees in stainless steel tanks with periodic batonnages culminated in a resting period before bottling. An additional 12 months of aging in the bottle resulted in a white wine from old vines that is vibrant, fresh, and rounded. A fantastic Atlantic Albariño that expresses its time.
The Mar de Frades winery is part of the Zamora Company group, led by the Rioja-based Ramón Bilbao. In 2007, Mar de Frades inaugurated facilities equipped with the latest technologies, located in Meis (Pontevedra), alongside a magnificent Albariño vineyard: the Finca Valiñas, which stretches across the slopes of the Salnés Valley.
Mar de Frades Finca Valiñas 2018 pairs wonderfully with raw fish dishes like tuna tartare or shushi. This white wine from the D.O. Rías Baixas also pairs perfectly with steamed seafood and spiced grilled meats.
The winery
Founded in 1987 by a group of winegrowers from the Salnés area, Bodegas Mar de Frades is currently part of the Zamora Group, which is led by the third generation of this family saga. A pioneering winery in the production of high-quality albariños, since 2007, with its new facilities, it stands majestically facing the Arosa estuary. The winemaking building where the wines are born is equipped with the latest technologies applied to winemaking, combining stainless steel tanks with noble woods.
Mar de Frades works with more than 150 winegrowers from the area; additionally, the winery owns nearly 60 hectares of vineyards, a heritage that, in a region dominated by smallholdings, makes it one of the largest vineyard owners in the D.O. Rías Baixas.