Based in 1987, Mar de Frades has been, for the previous 35 years, synonymous with the dedication to seize the essence of Rías Baixas and of its flagship grape, Albariño. Named after ‘Mar de los Frailes’, the bay the place pilgrims as soon as disembarked on their method to Santiago de Compostela, the vineyard is itself a challenge of discovery and analysis – a quest to supply wines which might be directly subtle and quintessentially Atlantic. Chief Winemaker Paula Fandiño leads a staff whose mixed experience and fervour for Rías Baixas come by way of in every bottle, and has made Mar de Frades one of many world’s most famed Galician manufacturers.
Mar de Frades vineyard, Finca Valiñas, Pontevedra
A key a part of Fandiño’s work has been the exploration of the area’s totally different subzones and of the character of the fruit hailing from every of them. The vineyard is situated in Val do Salnés, within the coronary heart of Rías Baixas and the sub-region most markedly influenced by the Atlantic. That is the place, in 2004, Mar de Frades bought Finca Valiñas, a two-hectare property planted to old-vine Albariño. Additional north, the corporate owns one other 23 hectares in Ribeira do Ulla, a sub-region which, nestled within the Ulla valley and sheltered by mountains, has a extra continental character, producing fruit with marked freshness but additionally extra fruit-driven. However Mar de Frades additionally sources fruit from O Rosal, Condado do Tea – the southernmost subregions, alongside river Miño and the Portuguese border – and Soutomaior.
Albariño grapes at Finca Valiñas
By working with a detailed knit community of passionate growers and investing within the buy of three vineyards – a few of which planted to historic outdated vines – Mar de Frades has entry to a number of the greatest Albariño grapes, bringing expressiveness and complexity to its wines. With a novel capability to retain acidity and seize the specificity of terroir, Albariño makes wines of trademark Galician salinity, vibrant freshness and chic aromatics. Its mineral spine and characterful citrus and orchard fruit notes, typically with a floral lining, present construction for wines with nice potential to age and evolve. They’re an invite to find a area outlined by centuries of winemaking historical past, the place Albariño advanced in tandem with the knowledge of generations of growers.
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