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Zarate Rias Baixas Albarino 2025

$2999

Zarate is the benchmark name in Rias Baixas, a family estate now in its seventh generation under Eulogio Pomares, farming the granite soils of Val do Salnes biodynamically. This is the heartland of Albarino, and Zarate's flagship bottling shows exactly why: estate vines averaging over 35 years, wild-yeast fermentation, and time on the lees give it real character. Expect a bright, saline white with lime, orchard fruit, and an oyster-shell minerality that practically tastes of the Atlantic. One of Spain's great seafood whites.

Shipping

Every step of the journey is managed to uphold the integrity of each bottle.

  • 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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Saturday: 12pm - 5pm

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Phone: (415) 780-1405


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More about Zarate

In Meaño, in the Salnés Valley, lies Bodegas Zárate. Zárate pioneered the production of quality Albariño in the 1950s when Ernesto Zárate launched the Albariño Festival in Cambados. That first year, 1954, Ernesto won first prize. And then again in 1955 and 1956. In 1957 he withdrew from the competition so that other producers could match his triumph. To this day no other winery in Rias Baixas has managed to secure three victories.

Now run by the 7th generation, the winery continues to be the benchmark for complex, mineral laden wines that can age with grace. Since the 2000 vintage, Eulogio Pomares has been at the helm. Trained in Bordeaux and steeped in the family business, he has somehow managed to elevate what was already a stropheric reputation.

The estate consists of the family's 16th century stone mansion surrounded by vineyards. There are 10 hectares divided into 14 plots with an average age of 35 years. There are much older vines throughout, whose grapes are destined for the single plot bottlings that have garnered the winery universal praise. Albariño, Loureiro, Espadeiro and Caíño are planted on granite soils in Meaño and Ribadumia and have been gradually converted to organic and now biodynamic practices.

Sulphur and copper are the only treatments that the vines get. Since 1994 they have practiced no till viticulture which in turn has made leguminous plants and native flora bloom bringing natural balance back to the soil. The oldest ungrafted vines are used by Pomares to do a massal selection for new plantings. The same philosophy is applied at the winery. Little intervention and intuitive winemaking produces wines that are long-lived and express the terroir where they come from.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Albarino

  • Vintage

    2025

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Fruity

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Oysters, grilled sardines, shrimp, ceviche, or steamed clams.

Tasting Profile

Dry, fresh white with lime, orchard fruit, and a saline, mineral finish.

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