Eulogio "Locho" Pomares is known throughout Galicia as the "Albarino Whisperer." When he's not tending to the needs of Bodegas Zarate, his home estate and an Albarino all-star, he and his cousin Lorenzo make a tiny amount of Albarino from an old plot of vines located right by the sea.
Their Pedraneira Albarino is one of the top 2 or 3 versions of the grape I've ever had the joy to drink, and I've had all the greats. From Do Ferreiro's iconic Cepas Vellas to Pazo de Senorans' age-worthy Ananda (both $60-$70+), I've tasted Albarino greatness before. Pedraneira is totally in that same league, it just costs a lot less.
Grand Cru Albarino, I like the ring of that, and that's exactly what you're getting if you buy this. When you get this golden-colored, concentrated, full-bodied, and salty white wine into your glass, I think you will concur. I bought my distributor's last 60 bottles, and that's all I'll be able to get.
2022 Fento by Eulogio Pomares 'Pedraneira' Albarino -- Here's why you should buy it:
- From extreme sites come extremely delicious wines. Pedraneira is the most coastal plot within the Francon Vineyard, and the roots of these 45-year-old vines are in direct contact with the sea. You can totally taste that oceanic influence with every sip!
- These well-drained, sandy soils stress these old, organically-farmed vines and give us an Albarino with tremendous concentration and deep and complex flavors. In fact, this plot of vines used to be blended into Pazo de Senoran's spectacular Seleccion de Anada.
- Every vintage they've produced, back to 2018, has scored 93-95 points with Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, and our pricing is some of the best in the US.
- Hand-harvested and fermented with native yeasts in large, French oak foudres, it spends 6 months on the lees and completes full malolactic fermentation. The finished wine is long, taut, and salty, and it balances broad and ample texture with electric acidity.
- Brimming with gorgeous aromas and flavors of nectarine, white peach, preserved lemon, juicy citrus, and saline minerality, it is full-bodied, palate-coating, and a complete joy ride of a white wine. Drink now through 2030. Just 275 cases produced.
What a wine, what a story, and what a blessing to be able to sell and share wines that bring me so much joy. Whether you live in Asheville or not, if you see this bottle of wine, buy it. I can't wait to enjoy a bottle with something from the sea, some green veggies, and some good friends.
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