Bodegas La Val, Finca Arantei Albariño, Rias Baixas

Finca Arantei combines the potential of a great, old vineyard with traditional “colleiteiro” winemaking processes : Patient work and age-old experience, to obtain great wines.

The Vineyard is all of 26 hectares of albariño, planted in 1989 and as such one of the oldest vineyards in the Rías Baixas appellation. pruned as a traditional pergola vine training system, its’ planted on spectacular alluvial soil where the Miño river has been depositing layers and layers of minerals for millions of years. Deep soil with clay levels higher than normal in this appellation, which make it highly resistant to heat and water stress. Its orientation and mesoclimate achieve an early ripening with profound and balanced musts.

Hand-harvested in 20 kg boxes. Pellicular maceration of the grapes at 10 ºC for 4 hours. Gentle pressing, selecting only the free-run juice. Spontaneous fermentation with the vineyard’s own yeasts. Aged for six months on its fine lees. Unhurried spring rest to achieve natural clarification and stabilization. 10% of the wine is fermented in 1-year 500-litre French barrels.

Winery: Bodegas La Val
Appellation: Rias Baixas
Average age of vines: 29 years old
Farming Methods: Traditional
Maturation: The wine is devatted with its fine lees on which it sits for three months.
Soil: Alluvial soil
Varietal: 100% Albariño
Vineyard Orientation: 50-350 meters
Vineyard Size: 35 hectares
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