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Fragrant dry white wine from Rías Baixas in Galicia, Northern Spain, Sal da Terra Albariño is crisp and fruity with mineral and almond notes
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| Wine Style | White Wine, Aromatic White |
|---|---|
| Grape Variety | Albariño |
| Wine Region | Rías Baixas |
| Country | Spain |
| ABV | 13.5% |
| Oaked | No |
| Cork | Yes |
| Lifestyle | Vegan, Vegetarian, Organic |
| Volume | 75cl |
| Drink By | 2027 |
Sal da Terra Albariño 2020 is a dry white wine with a lovely fragrance – a distinctive peach flesh aroma, apricots and citrus fruits. On the palate the wine is fruity (apples, peaches, lime and apricots) with some spice, mint and almond notes. There is crisp lime on the finish. The wine from Rías Baixas in Northern Spain is quite rich but the minerality and crisp acidity from this particularly cool vintage prevent the intense flavours making this wine too heavy. The structure and the more developed flavours mean that Sal da Terra Albariño 2020 is meant to be a wine to be consumed with food and it will stand up to quite strongly flavoured dishes but I am also partial to a glass on its own.
I fell in love with the aromatic grape variety, Albariño, a few years ago and have been converting people over to its wines ever since. Albariño is one of the best Spanish still white wines and although there are a lot of cheaper versions, there are also some great quality Albarinos like Sal da Terra Albariño Rías Baixas 2020 which is organic (currently uncertified) and vegan-friendly. The 2018 was described by JancisRobinson.com as “a wine to make me fall in love with Albariño again” – and this vintage does the same. The Rías Baixas region with its relatively cool (and somewhat damp) climate produces the best examples. The grape is low-yielding which adds to the concentration and complexity of the wines. Albariño is widely regarded as an aromatic grape variety though the wines manage to combine fruity flavours with crisp minerality and fresh acidity. Some of this wine was fermented in large chestnut barrels and then blended with wine fermented in concrete so the wood influence is very subtle. And chestnut barrels differ from oak barrels in that they are produced by boiling or steaming the wood rather than by toasting it and therefore the effect of the wood is very limited.
For a similar wine from a more unusual grape variety, try Terras Gauda La Mar.
Recommended if you want to impress your friends with an “in vogue” wine. Pair with fish, including oily fish and fish served in Mediterranean tomato-based sauces, goats cheese. Since it is quite rich and full-bodied it will also pair well with quite strongly flavoured dishes.
Serve at: 9 – 12°C
“Ripe citrus, stone fruit and white blossoms on the nose, with a hint of stony minerality. Despite refreshing zesty acidity there is wonderful breadth on the palate, with flavours of yellow peach, lime cordial and a sea-breeze salinity lingering on the finish.”
93 points – RobertParker.com – Feb 2022
“the 2020 Sal da Terra is an Albariño that was produced by blending two different wines to showcase the salinity of the Salnés Valley. The name of the wine means “salt from the earth” in Gallego. The first wine comes … 35-year-old vines on granitic sand sabre soils, and it fermented in a 1,200-liter chestnut vat where it was kept with the lees for nine months. The second wine comes from …Castrelo, and it fermented in a 1,500-liter raw concrete vat where it matured for nine months with the lees but without bâtonnage and with full malolactic. The two wines were blended and kept for three months to get assembled. This is riper at 13.6% alcohol and powerful but with high acidity and great freshness. It has some balsamic notes redolent of bay leaf along with some balsamic and minty notes, possibly from the Castrelo wine. It’s also spicy, with notes of cloves and nutmeg.”
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