Néboa Albariño 2024

This crisp, refreshing wine offers a floral, blossomy nose with peach and apricot aromas that carry through on the palate with taut structure, complex fresh fruit and understated mid-palate weight, all on a strong backbone of mineral acidity.

100% Albariño grown on the hillsides of the Condado do Tea subregion of Rías Baixas, including an extraordinary plot with 75 year old vines on slate soils. This is unique both because of the age of the vines, but also the slate component (most of the rest of the DO is granite soils). The cooler, higher elevation of the Condado do Tea gives rise to a fresh, precise expression of Albariño in general, and this particular site lends an intense mineral streak through the wine. Grapes farmed organically and harvested by hand. Fermented with native yeasts. Vinification and elevage in tank on the lees with minimal intervention.

Located in the northwest Spanish peninsula, Rías Baixas is best known for its extraordinary wines made from the Albariño variety. The name of the region is from the Galician language, Gallego, which means “low estuary.” It is here the Atlantic Ocean makes inroads into the land amidst legendary forests to form the "Rías Baixas." Weather here is very special, with mild winters and a lot of rain. Soils are very poor in nutrients, with high acidity content on a variety of terrains including sand, granite and slate. Galicians have more than 70 words to describe rain and fog, as it is a defining element throughout the region. NÉBOA is one such word, found in folklore texts to describe the fog that looms over the hillsides.

Néboa is a custom cuvée produced by Bodegas Eidosela specifically for Valkyrie Selections from a meticulously selected single vineyard.