Lot presentation

Rias Baixas Tempus Vivendi Nanclares y Prieto 2024

The wine

Albariño is a high-quality white grape variety native to Portugal, but particularly present in Galicia. It is recognisable by its medium-sized, compact bunches. The vines stretch over the magnificent landscape of the Rias Baixas, to the south of Cape Finisterre, growing on marl and sand soils. The grapes are harvested entirely by hand at optimum ripeness, in order to protect the fruit. The grapes are pneumatically pressed in whole bunches in the winery. Spontaneous fermentation at controlled temperatures then takes place, with weekly stirring of the lees, over a period of around three months. Lastly, the wine is aged in stainless steel vats for seven months before bottling without fining or filtration.
The pale yellow colour enhanced by golden reflections reveals a nose characterised by fresh aromas of white fruit such as green apple and yellow fruit like apricot. In the mouth, great freshness balances perfectly with a fine salinity.

About the Producer Nanclares y Prieto

The estate, located in the cradle of Albariño, in Spain’s Val do Salnés, comprises five hectares of vines in 15 different parcels. Alberto Nanclares and Silvia Prieto met in 2009, at a tasting organised by Raul Pérez, a leading Bierzo winemaker. Both passionate about wine, they embarked on the ambitious project of producing their own cuvée in 2015. Their approach in both the winery and the vineyard is based on a very low-interventionist philosophy. Each parcel of vines, aged between 30 and 100 years, reaps the benefits of organic methods. The soil is cultivated with the utmost precision without any chemical fertilisers or weedkillers. Once harvested, the grapes are vinified without additives, using minimal doses of sulphur to retain the unique character of the terroir and grape varieties. The result is exceptional wines that will develop their finest nuances over time.