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SPAIN-PORTUGAL<br />
– GRAPES –<br />
A sweeping view of the vineyards at Viña Cartín<br />
VIÑA CARTÍN (RÍAS BAIXAS D.O. – SPAIN) –<br />
THE ESSENCE OF ALBARIÑO<br />
This winery was established in 1977. Since 2003, it has<br />
been located in Lantaño – Portas where the winery has<br />
been sensitively restored, seeking a balance between artisanal<br />
character and new technologies and methods of winemaking.<br />
It is a very small winery with scarcely 2 hectares of vineyards,<br />
and so the production volume is limited. Some 200,000 bottles<br />
are produced a year, 60% shipped to the domestic market and<br />
40% for exports.<br />
The philosophy here is to “place value on the natural and<br />
characteristic resources of our environment: the vineyards<br />
which create an explosion of colour in Rías Baixas, with<br />
the green contrasting with the blue of our inlets, make our<br />
landscape an explosion of beauty which translates into a<br />
unique resource for wine tourism.”<br />
According to Viña Cartín, the main difference between Albariño<br />
and Alvarinho “lies in the microclimate that we have in Rías<br />
Baixas and its proximity to the sea, in addition to the clay<br />
and sandy loam soil, which lends it a perfect balance between<br />
acidity and sweetness.”<br />
70 SUMMER 2021 GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE
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