Dominio do Bibei Ribeiro Blanco 'Lalume'

Dominio do Bibei is a tiny estate based in Spain's Ribeira Sacra zone, with additional vineyard holdings to west in Ribeiro. The winery is tiny, isolated, and proprietor Javier Dominguez and his team make their wines with minimal intervention. The steep, terraced, and old vineyards of the region stress the vines, and the wines produced are filled with character and charm.

Bibei's Lalume Blanco is primarily Treixadura, the most important grape of Ribeiro. Small amounts of Albarino and Godello are added to bolster acidity. Fermented and aged with native yeasts in new and used oak as well as concrete vats, it is a splendid white wine for lovers of White Burgundy. Medium to full bodied, finely textured, and totally nuanced, it offers up flavors and aromas of grilled pineapple, pear, golden apple, white flowers, fennel, and rocky minerality.