Drink it now or cellar for up to 20 years. No need to decant, but best to open it half an hour before service.
Considered one of Spain's leading winemakers and a great expert on Galician viticulture, Rodrigo Méndez founded his business in Pontevedra in 2011 as an independent project from the family winery Forja de Salnes. From his small vineyards, he makes very limited quantities of exceptionally high-quality wines.
The Albarino grapes for A Cruceira come from a small plot owned by Rodrigo Mendez and his two sommelier friends, Iraia and Eduardo. Here, the nearly century-old vines are rooted in feldspar soils (ancient layered rock) rich in quartz. After harvest and spontaneous fermentation, the wine ages in used French barriques.
Produced in extremely limited quantities (800 bottles), the wine is an extraordinary expression of Albarino with an explosive and expressive aromatic profile revealing notes of lime, plum, and Williams pear, tarragon, and sage, followed by floral notes of jasmine and other white flowers. On the palate, it reflects the soil of its origins and the proximity of the ocean with a surprising savory character and lively acidity. It has a good body and excellent concentration. It is elegant and complex, with a long finish that recalls some delicate notes of spices and fruit. Try it with spaghetti with clams, pancetta-wrapped scallops, Rockefeller oysters, and sushi.
Rodrigo Mendez A Cruceira Albarino 2023
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Rodrigo Mendez A Cruceira Albarino 2023
- 2023
- 750ml
- White
- 13.5%
- Albarino
- Albarino
- Rodrigo Mendez
- Galicia
- Spain
- Vintage: 2023
- Size: 750ml
- Type: White
- Alcohol: 13.5%
- Varietal: Albarino
- Grapes: Albarino
- Winery: Rodrigo Mendez
- Region: Galicia
- Country: Spain
Buy Rodrigo Mendez A Cruceira Albarino 2023 750ml White wine. This Albarino wine is proudly 95 rated and produced by Rodrigo Mendez winery from Galicia , Spain.
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Rodrigo Mendez A Cruceira Albarino 2023
overall i had a positive experience, they have a wide range of wines, some which are hard to find anywhere else - the main reason i still buy from them, plus the discounts are fair and often, but... their codes for the first offer only works at the first offer, which if fine, but then why would you send me the voucher in each package i order, why spam me on the email and every time i log in on the website? this is really bothering me... then their rewards points system is useless, first of all because you only get peanuts even after spending €250 on an order, but even those peanuts will expire if you won't order again soon, which is unfair, to say the least... and lastly, if you get a corked wine, a wine with any deffect or a wine that leaked (my last order contained a bottle of $100 Caymus Cabernet with a leaking cork, which made the wine tasted cooked and flat), they have no procedure put in place for you to replace or return the wine or to get a refund or replacement - none, which is a big no no no for any wine collector... so all in all i give it 3 stars for now