Calabobos 2016 White Wine

Elaboration

Calabobos arrives with a story that begins more than a century ago — at Lagar de Costa, a family winery built in stone and wood in Rías Baixas, where three generations have combined traditional methods with modern winemaking technology in the conviction that the finest Albariño requires both the wisdom of the past and the precision of the present. The 2016 vintage is the most complete expression of that philosophy — a 100% Albariño selected with complete family control over every stage of production, from grape selection in the vineyard to the 12 months of aging in concrete eggs that gives this wine its exceptional texture, mineral depth and structural complexity. Concrete eggs are a winemaking choice of real intelligence for a variety like Albariño — they preserve the natural freshness and Atlantic character of the grape while allowing the gentle micro-oxygenation that builds roundness and velvety texture without imposing any flavour of their own. The result has been recognised at the highest levels: acclaimed by the Rías Baixas Regulatory Council, praised by Robert Parker and James Suckling for its expressive, clean and harmonious character, and confirmed in the glass as an Albariño of candied citrus, grapefruit, lime, saline mineral depth and a finish of real persistence and satisfaction. A wine that has arrived at exactly the right moment — and rewards every glass with the confidence of a 2016 that has had time to become fully itself.