Mar de Frades Albarino 2021 Vegan White Wine

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Mar de Frades — Sea of Friars — takes its name from the small point at the mouth of the Umia river where ancient pilgrims once landed to continue their journey to Santiago de Compostela. It is a name that carries centuries of Atlantic history, and a winery that has honoured that history since 1987 by crafting Albariño wines built entirely around the personality and character of the ocean that surrounds them. The vineyards sit in the heart of Rías Baixas, where the Atlantic influence is not a background detail but the defining force — shaping the soils, the microclimate, the natural acidity and the mineral precision that make this appellation's Albariño unlike any other white wine in Spain. The 2021 is crafted from hand-picked Albariño grapes of exceptional quality — producing a wine of vibrant citrus and tropical fruit aromatics, crisp and refreshing acidity, and the subtle mineral and herbal complexity that the rich, diverse soils of the Umia river mouth have always given to the vines planted above them. Recognised with 90 points by both Decanter and Guía Peñín. Certified vegan. The bottle reveals a boat on its label when chilled — a small detail that captures everything Mar de Frades has always been about: the Atlantic, always present, always the point.