Bodegas Terras Gauda, Albariño O Rosal Terras Gauda, 2010

BODEGAS TERRAS GAUDA

The Galician vineyards of Rias Baixas are dominated by the influence of the Atlantic. This is a green, cloudy, damp region. The wine scene remained moribund until the 1980s when Albariño, the region’s great white grape was ‘rediscovered’ and found to yield excellent quality wines. Linked to this was investment in the technology of cold fermentation and stainless steel that exalted the flavours and aromas of the grape. The region has a markedly Atlantic climate with mild winters, coolish summers, high humidity and elevated rainfall. The wines of Terras Gauda are located in the subzone of O Rosal on terraces that rise steeply above the river Miño which divides Spain from Portugal.

O Rosal Terras Gauda is a selective blend of Albariño grapes in the O Rosal Subzone and is mixed with the indigenous Loureira and Caino Blanco. Its complexity and its minerality is very much reminiscent of a top quality dry Riesling. This is the perfect match to a Galician Mariscada (seafood feast) or any shellfish found on the British shores.