Do Ferreiro (Bodegas Gerardo Mendez)Rias Baixas Albariño
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Merlot.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
The Rias Baixas Albariño of the Do Ferreiro (Bodegas Gerardo Mendez) is in the top 40 of wines of Rías Baixas.
Taste structure of the Rias Baixas Albariño from the Do Ferreiro (Bodegas Gerardo Mendez)
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Rias Baixas Albariño of Do Ferreiro (Bodegas Gerardo Mendez) in the region of Galice is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Rias Baixas Albariño of Do Ferreiro (Bodegas Gerardo Mendez) in the region of Galice often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus.
Food and wine pairings with Rias Baixas Albariño
Pairings that work perfectly with Rias Baixas Albariño
Original food and wine pairings with Rias Baixas Albariño
The Rias Baixas Albariño of Do Ferreiro (Bodegas Gerardo Mendez) matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of cannelloni of meat, carne de porco alentejana (sliced pork with vongoles) recipe... or ham and comté quiche.
Details and technical informations about Do Ferreiro (Bodegas Gerardo Mendez)'s Rias Baixas Albariño.
Discover the grape variety: Albarino
Lively, aromatic whites with sharp acidity and a sleek palate, with intense aromas of citrus, white peach, apricot, white flowers, passion fruit and characteristic Atlantic saline-iodine notes. Tonic and long finish. Absolute star of Rías Baixas DO in Galicia (Spain) and signature of Portuguese Vinho Verde as Alvarinho (Monção e Melgaço). Native Iberian variety, exported to Uruguay, California and New Zealand.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rias Baixas Albariño from Do Ferreiro (Bodegas Gerardo Mendez) are 2000, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
Informations about the Do Ferreiro (Bodegas Gerardo Mendez)
The Do Ferreiro (Bodegas Gerardo Mendez) is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Rías Baixas to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rías Baixas
World benchmark for Albariño (~96% of the vineyard), Atlantic Galicia. Lively, saline dry whites with signature notes of grapefruit, white peach, exotic fruit, white flowers and a characteristic iodine touch, a mineral palate kept taut by Atlantic humidity — the perfect match for seafood, polbo á feira and shellfish. Vines sometimes on pergolas (parras). Also Treixadura and Loureira.
The wine region of Galice
Oceanic northwest Spain, cradle of the great Iberian whites. Signature Albarino of Rias Baixas: lively, saline whites with signature notes of citrus, white peach, white flowers, fresh almond and iodine minerality, a taut palate — a perfect match for Atlantic seafood. Also premium Godello (pear, citrus, butter), aromatic Treixadura. Supple Mencia reds (raspberry, herbs, graphite).
The word of the wine: Bitter (flavor)
A flavour generally provided in wines by polyphenols and accompanied by a sensation of pungency. In small quantities, bitterness makes you salivate, gives relief to the wine and reinforces its sapidity.
