Atlantis - Albarino - Rias Baixas 2017
Tasting note
Elegant lemon-yellow colour, clean and glossy. It is a very intense wine on the nose
with persistent quality aromas, recalling green apple and tropical fruit, such as
pineapple. On the palate, it is long and persistent with a perfect acidity that matches
its body, making it a very pleasant wine full of sensations.
Winemaking
Manual harvest in plastic boxes. The grapes are selected and pressed. Once the
must is obtained, an alcoholic fermentation process begins, which is carried out in
stainless-steel vats at a temperature of 18 celsius. Following the fermentation period, a racking is performed to separate the lees; it subsequently undergoes a cold stabilization, it is filtered and then finally bottled.
Climate
The heavy winter rainfalls provided by the Atlantic high pressures are a decisive
factor in a climate with mild temperatures and little temperature difference during
day and night; there are also hardly any frosts. Spring and autumn are very wet
periods, not the summer, thanks to the Azores Anticyclone, although the temperatures
are still mild.
Technical note
The Atlantis collection is impregnated by the mysteries of the ocean, with sea creatures on its labels that have been inspired by those featured on old navigational charts and in stories and legends of seafarers.
Vineyards
Vineyards located in Condado de Tea, on the right bank of River Mino. Planted on
sandy soils with a granite subsoil at altitudes between 100 and 250 m above sea
level, on slopes with a 10% gradient. The overhead trellis system is used, reaching
a height of up to 2.80 m.
