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Rodrigo Méndez O Raio da Vella Blanco

An expressive Albariño with ageing in foudre
75 cl.
2022
94 Decántalo
92 Parker
96 Atkin
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Details
Alcohol 12.70%
Production area Galicia
Contains sulphites
Varieties 100% Albariño
Service 13.0
Volume 75 cl.
Tasting notes Rodrigo Méndez O Raio da Vella Blanco 2022

White wine Aged in wood Respectful agriculture. 12 months in foudres.

Rodrigo Méndez O Raio da Vella Blanco 2022 is an Albariño that exhibits an intriguing complexity. On the palate, it blends enveloping flavours of pear, passion fruit, and tangerine, with a vibrant texture and distinct character. Its freshness and depth converge in an extended and captivating finish, leaving a memorable impression with every sip.

Pairing
Sushi, Smoked foods, Risottos, Foie-gras, Vegetables, Pasta, White fish

About Rodrigo Méndez O Raio da Vella Blanco

Rodrigo Méndez O Raio da Vella is a single-varietal white wine made from Albariño grapes from the Rías Baixas region, crafted by Bodegas y Viñedos Rodrigo Méndez.

Bodegas y Viñedos Rodrigo Méndez is a small winery located in Meaño, Pontevedra. It collaborates with the renowned oenologist Raúl Pérez. The winery utilizes stainless steel tanks and 600- and 225-litre barrels. It produces very limited quantities of wine each year, adhering to traditional methods and techniques.

The harvest for Rodrigo Méndez O Raio da Vella is carried out manually in 15kg boxes and comes from young vineyards. Once at the winery, the grapes are pressed and the must is fermented with indigenous yeasts in a 1,500-litre oak foudre. The wine then undergoes a 12-month ageing process in the same foudre. Rodrigo Méndez produces only 1,800 bottles of this wine.

Rodrigo Méndez O Raio da Vella is a single-varietal Albariño wine, where the strength and intensity of the young vine grapes have been refined through a 12-month maturation in foudre.

2022

Rodrigo Méndez O Raio da Vella Blanco 2022 is an Albariño that exhibits an intriguing complexity. On the palate, it blends enveloping flavours of pear, passion fruit, and tangerine, with a vibrant texture and distinct character. Its freshness and depth converge in an extended and captivating finish, leaving a memorable impression with every sip.

2017 Rodrigo Méndez O Raio da Vella 2017 has an intense nose with aromas of lemon, laurel, fennel, persimmon and grapefruit, on a subtle base note of lees and creamy notes. On the palate it is kind and rounded, and has a lingering, somewhat bitter and mineral finish.
2022
92 Parker
2021
93 Parker
2017
92 Parker

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