Rodrigo Mendez Rias Baixas Albarino Cies 2024 Lanson Rose Champagne pure and lifted

pure and lifted

and rested three months on the lees for texture

and clay soil at 250msl

50/50 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

The vines were planted in 1982 on their own roots in sandy soils so high in silica that phylloxera never took hold

Rodrigo Mendez Rias Baixas Albarino Cies 2024 Lanson Rose Champagne pure and liftedNamed for the beautiful islands at the mouth of Vigo Estuary, this albarino is a throwback to a different era. Native yeast fermentation, natural temperature regulation, and only a small amount aged in stainless steel, this style is more similar to the region pre mechanization. Serious and salty with notes of orange zest, meyer lemon, pear, and honeysuckle, it drinks as beautiful as the islands it's named for.