Absolutely stunning, minerally, saline Albarino with a lovely depth of flavour.
Delicate white fruits, some flowers, with a streak of limey freshness and saline notes. Aged in a combination of stainless steel and old 500L wooden barrels, A Pedreira is a beautifully crisp-textured, engaging Albarino. A blend of granitic vineyards fermented naturally and blended in the spring. So much energy and freshness, it has riper fruit than many Albarino's but does not lose the laser focussed precise crispness that is so typical in this region. Just delicious, for me its close to perfection in this style of wine.
The young 2024 A Pedreira is serious and austere, subtle, still a tad reductive but following the house style of whites that are clean, elegant and very tasty and with a subtle salty twist in the finish. It was produced with grapes from very white sandy soils in Meaño, Padrenda and Sanxenxo and fermented in oak (barrels and foudres) and 30% in stainless steel, where it matured for four to six months. I think this will be even better with a couple of years in bottle. The work with oak is unnoticeable in the flavors or aromas, but it gives the wine nuance and complexity." 94+pts Luis Gutiérrez The Wine Advocate
