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2021 Lagar de Costa "Calabobos" Albarino Rias Baixas

2021 Lagar de Costa "Calabobos" Albarino Rias Baixas

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Tim Atkin

Review Date: 11/2023

Calabobos – named after the drizzle that "soaks fools" in Galicia – uses raw material from two parcels, called Becerreira and Veiga, situated close to the Altantic Ocean in Castrelo. Fermented in stainless steel and aged in concrete eggs for more texture, this is very much a coastal wine, with sea breeze salinity, a hint of fennel and beeswax and a focused, mineralrich core.

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Wine Advocate

Review Date: 07/2024
Tasted once again, the 2021 Calabobos is an Albariño produced with grapes from a plot of 37-year-old vines. It matured in concrete egg for 15 months and has good ripeness. It's expressive this year, with pronounced leesy aromas, a juicy texture and salty minerality. It has notable acidity and freshness that make you salivate. It has 12.7% alcohol, a pH of 3.15 and 8.1 grams of acidity. 2,500 bottles were filled in June 2023. It's aging slowly. (LG)

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Review Date: 11/2024
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This was named after the region's light rain and it begs the question, was it named before or after the wine was made? The use of Concrete egg does enhance the saline quality of the wine; that marine layer salty tang to the air quality. I love it when a wine or spirit has that quality. I love it when the sea reasserts its presence to me, it is surprising how often it does not, but that has nothing to do with this wine. The wine is not all salt and sea shanties, the most prominent element on the nose is the fruit. The additional aging does help the wine exert more fruit character. Those peach/apricot tones are deeper and accented with tropical tones. There are also subtle floral and herbal elements to this. This has a surprisingly complex nose. The intensity of the nose is more than matched on the palate. Those fruit tones are contrasted to mouthwatering fleur de sel notes, I can almost imagine a thin crystal dissolving on my tongue on this wine’s very long finish. In the space between the fruit and the minerality those pretty floral and herbal tones reside; they quietly persist alongside the most intense flavors. What a wine; It is, and it isn’t an amplification of the Albariño. I find myself with a desire for cioppino, grilled fish, croquettes...

Notes

Lagar de Costa is a small family run winery that is located in the prestigious region of Val de Salnes. The winery is located 100s of meters from the shores of the Ria de Arousa. They farm traditionally using the local version of the pergola called Parrales. The winery is currently run by the family's 4th generation, and they are driven to showcase not only the inherent quality of their local variety, but to also show off it versatility as well. They do this by using different styles of winemaking as well as highlighting the potential of single parcels. A winery to keep your eyes on. Determined to express the full potential of Albariño, Lagar de Costa has created several unique bottlings. With the Calabobos they use concrete eggs. All the fruit is sourced from a single parcel that was planted in 1990. It was fermented in stainless steel and then aged for one year in a concrete egg. This vessel not only helps bring more texture to the wine, but it also enhances the region's classic minerality. It takes its name from the region’s light rains.

Product Details

Origin: Spain

Type/Varietal: Other White Wines

SKU: #1783199