mellow enough to drink neat without water
well-integrated oak and a tension of acidity that keeps it on the dinner table rather than under it
The Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon come from Ryan's Vineyard on alluvial gravel in southern Napa
Alwin and Stefanie Jurtschitsch took over the family estate in 2006 and converted everything to organic farming immediately
Aged in American Oak for six months
Zarate Rias Baixas Albarino 2025 BFCM21ALL mellow enough to drink neatZarate is the benchmark name in Rias Baixas, a family estate now in its seventh generation under Eulogio Pomares, farming the granite soils of Val do Salnes biodynamically. This is the heartland of Albarino, and Zarate's flagship bottling shows exactly why: estate vines averaging over 35 years, wild yeast fermentation, and time on the lees give it real character. Expect a bright, saline white with lime, orchard fruit, and an oyster shell minerality