Nessa

The wine is produced from purchased grapes from vineyards averaging 25 years old. Winemaker, Enrique Pieiro works with around 30 small growers in the Val do Salnús sub-region of Rías Baixas, some with holdings as small as 1.2 acres .All of the fruit for this wine is hand harvested in small boxes. After cluster sorting the grapes are whole cluster pressed in a pneumatic press, followed by settling of the must for 24 to 34 hours. The wine was fermented at 64 ºF in stainless steel tanks. There is no malolactic fermentation in this wine.

Tasting Notes

Straw yellow with intense, clean and birth green tones. On the nose, medium-high intensity, tropical notes, pineapple, passion fruit, melon as well as floral, jasmine, orange blossom. On the palate,fresh with white fruit, apple, banana and citrus. Very balanced.

Winery

Gran Vinum

Vintage

2015

Winemaker

Cayetano Otero

Type

White

Annual Production

Region

DO Rías Baixas - Val do Salnés

Composition

100% Albariño

MSRP

17

Ratings

Robert Parker

Guia Penin

Wine Spectator

89

International Wine Cellar

Wine Enthusiast

90

Decanter

Awards

Serving Temperature

54

Drink By

Pairings

fish,seafood

Serving Temperature

54

Drink By

Pairings

fish,seafood

Vineyards

Vineyard Size

3.2 hectares

Elevation (Meters)

2

Soil Composition

granite

Exposure

Training Method

Harvest Date

2015-09-29T22:00:00.000-04:00

Winemaking & Aging

Fermentation

18º 18-20 days

Malolactic Fermentation

Maceration Technique

no

Ageing (Sur Lie)

Length of Maceration

Analytical Data

Alcohol

12.5

Acidity

6.5

pH Level

3.44

Dry Extract

24.8

Residual Sugar

4.5