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Bodegas Albamar Rias Baixas Albarino Alma de Mar 2023

$5699

Xurxo Alba's tiny parcel of 0.3 hectares sits at the water's edge of Galicia's Ría de Arousa, where 1980s-era vines root into granitic sand and drink the Atlantic's salt spray. Using indigenous yeast and a slow fermentation that blocks malolactic conversion, this single-vineyard Albariño maintains all its saline freshness and bright minerality. Eight months in tank with bâtonnage builds texture and complexity—a wine that melds dense fruit with mineral vibration and marked salinity.

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  • Nationwide Access: Flat-rate shipping available to most U.S. states with delivery in 3-5 business days.
  • Temperature-Monitored Shipping: We closely monitor weather conditions and make informed decisions to ensure shipments travel safely, with insulated packaging and refrigerated transport available when required.
  • Wine-Specific Protective Packaging: Specialized materials designed to maintain label integrity and prevent breakage during transit.
  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

Returns & Exchanges

We stand behind every bottle we sell.

  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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More about Bodegas Albamar

We are living in a golden age of Albariño. This delightful grape is grown almost exclusively in just one corner of Spain, and we have access to a wide variety of styles from Galicia’s best winemakers. I’ve often said that I have an “Albariño problem”, but it isn’t really a problem, per se. I simply love the variety, and the “problem” is that I treat Albariño like a favorite child. I can't get enough of the stuff!

Some of my favorite expressions of great Albariño come from Bodegas Albamar. Winemaker Xurxo Alba comes from a long line of grape growers in the Salnés subregion of Rías Baixas, considered by many to offer the region’s finest terroir. The soils here are incredibly diverse, featuring clay, granite, sand, or any combination thereof. This diversity, as well as the constant brisk, salty ocean breezes coming from the sea, lend an electric minerality to Albamar's wines, and ample structural tension and depth.

He uses only indigenous yeast, rare for the region, and employs long, slow fermentations. As much as it is possible in rainy, humid Galicia, farming is organic (or at least sustainable). Because Galicia is the land of smallholders — the DO of Rías Baixas consists of 4,300 hectares of vineyard split between 5,000 producers — some fruit is purchased from neighbors and friends with the same commitment to environmental protection and limiting chemical interference.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Albarino

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Earthy , Elegant , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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