The Terra Gaudas wineries were established in 1989, in the Rias Baixas region of O Rosal, in northwest Spain. They bill themselves as a premium boutique winery, although their output is around a million and a half bottles a year. They also have winemaking facilities in D.O. Bierzo and in Portugal's Douro area.
Terras Gauda Abadía de San Campio Albariño 2019
The Albariño grapes which make up Abadía de San Campio were selected from vineyards in Goián, a bit east of O Rosal. They say the Albariño grown in their highest-altitude, less humid, cooler vineyards ripen slower, allowing for "a fresher Albariño of great aromatic intensity, a greater degree of acidity and smoothness on the palate."
Winemaker Emilio Rodríguez Canas did a wonderful job with this wine, which was fermented in steel tanks to an alcohol level of 12.5% abv. It retails for $24.
This Albariño smells of honeysuckle, Meyer lemon and a hint of apricot. On the palate, a zippy acidity arises, yet the wine is creamy in the mouth, with wonderful weight. Citrus and stone fruit flavors are in the forefront, with a nice orange zest note behind. It is a beautiful Albariño wine, and one of the more pleasant whites wines in my recent memory.
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