Armenteira 2025 originates in D.O. Rías Baixas as a clean, fresh and balanced Albariño white, designed for those seeking a direct glass with personality. The touch of Lagar de Fornelos, a winery integrated into the La Rioja Alta, S.A. group, is evident in its precision and its elegant tension. Let yourself be captivated by its character.
Armenteira 2025, de la D.O. Rías Baixas, nace al cien por cien con uvas de la variedad Albariño y nos ofrece una expresión directa y muy fiel de esta variedad. Tras una vendimia muy selectiva y manual, la uva se prensó con suavidad, fermentó a temperatura controlada y permaneció sobre lías finas, con bazuqueos periódicos que le aportan más volumen y una textura muy agradable.
La añada estuvo marcada por un invierno más seco de lo habitual, una primavera lluviosa y una maduración pausada durante el verano. En O Rosal y en el valle del Salnés, la recolección comenzó muy pronto, con seguimiento parcela a parcela para recoger cada uva en su punto. El resultado es un vino con identidad, tensión y una frescura que se nota desde el primer momento.
Lagar de Fornelos trabaja bajo el respaldo del grupo La Rioja Alta S.A., una garantía de cuidado y experiencia en la D.O. Rías Baixas. En esta casa, cada detalle cuenta, desde el viñedo hasta la bodega, para que vinos como Armenteira 2025 lleguen con ese aire cercano, preciso y muy fácil de disfrutar.
Pairing
The careful selection of Armenteira 2025, with its precise production and its ageing on fine lees, makes it particularly appealing at an Atlantic kitchen table with clean flavours, where its freshness and its saline finish are expressed naturally. It pairs very well with steamed mussels, salt-crusted sea bass and Pulpo a Feira, and also with a marinera-style clams or a seafood rice.
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Capacity (cl)
75
Total acidity (g/l)
6.64
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.42
Sugar
0.9
Alcohol content (% vol.)
12.5
Vintage
Armenteira 2025 was harvested with plot-by-plot monitoring to preserve as much as possible the quality of the grapes. The harvest began on 22 August in O Rosal and continued a few days later in the vineyards of the Salnés Valley; it was carried out manually, with a first selection in the field, and the grapes were moved to the winery in small refrigerated crates. All of this allowed work with special precision, favouring a very clean entry into the winery and a particularly demanding selection of the fruit.
Winemaking
Armenteira 2025 delivers a crisp, direct expression of Albariño, faithful to the fresh style of Lagar de Fornelos in the D.O. Rías Baixas. The grape, carefully selected, was first subjected to a pre-chilling of the must and then to a gentle pressing, a choice designed to preserve the varietal profile and maintain aromatic purity.
After racking, the musts fermented at a controlled temperature in the winery, aimed at refining the wine's tension and precision. In this vintage malolactic fermentation was discarded, because the initial balance was already optimal. The process was completed with lees contact and periodic batonnage, contributing greater complexity, volume and a broader texture without losing freshness.
Aging
Armenteira 2025 remained in contact with its fine lees, with periodic lees stirring that contributed complexity and body to the wine. No bottle-ageing time is specified prior to its release onto the market.
Bottling
Description
Armenteira 2025 procede de viñedos de la D.O. Rías Baixas situados en O Rosal y en el valle del Salnés, donde el ciclo vegetativo se desarrolló con un invierno más seco de lo habitual, una primavera lluviosa y suave, y un verano moderado que favoreció una maduración lenta, equilibrada y con buena conservación de la acidez natural. La vendimia, muy temprana y realizada a mano con una selección exhaustiva parcela a parcela y grano a grano en bodega, permitió preservar la frescura y la marcada expresión varietal de un vino elaborado exclusivamente con Albariño.
Climate
Armenteira 2025 reflects a mild Atlantic climate in the D.O. Rías Baixas. Winter was drier than usual, spring wet and mild, and flowering developed without periods of rain, favouring an excellent fruit set. Summer was moderate, allowing slow and balanced ripening, preserving natural acidity and a pronounced varietal expression in the grape.
Viticulture
In Armenteira 2025, viticulture is based on thorough, plot-by-plot monitoring and manual harvest with an initial selection in the vineyard, a method of working that aims to preserve as much as possible the freshness and varietal expression of the Albariño; in addition, the grapes were collected in small refrigerated crates and each berry was inspected at the winery using an optical sorter, reinforcing a highly precise and selective approach throughout the process.
There is no mention of using special farming practices with farm animals or any concrete ecological or biodynamic practices.
View
Clean and bright, with a yellow colour and greenish, steely reflections.
Nose
Discover a nose with good intensity and a refined and defined profile, where the first aromas of fresh white fruit stand out, with pear and apple, and soon memories of stone fruit such as apricot and peach appear. In the background, subtle citrus notes blend in, while a delicate mineral and herbal undertone adds depth and precision to the overall impression, clearly reflecting the varietal expression of Albariño.
Mouth
Armenteira 2025 stands out on the palate for a fresh and precise entry, crafted for those seeking an Albariño with length, tension and a clean expression from the first sip.
Lagar de Fornelos is located in an enviable natural landscape, in the Galician town of O Rosal. Founded by the Fernández Cervera family, since 1988 it has belonged to the La Rioja Alta S.A. Group. Under the direction of this prestigious Rioja firm, Lagar de Cervera began the task of expanding its vineyard, now boasting one of the largest vineyards in the D.O. Rías Baixas. In 2013, it inaugurated new and modern facilities.
Currently, it produces the brands Lagar de Cervera (100% albariño) and Pazo de Seoane Rosal.
