Manuel Moldes Rías Baixas Afelio

Very Chablis-like. Lackluster a bit of the zip that I expect from this grape, but with plenty of white fruit.

Has gained some baby fat. Ripe pear and apple. Long finish. Could have tricked me that it was a chard.

I really like this producer. The quality of fruit and mineral character, and downright unfriendly cool climate Atlantic terroir is almost palpable. Still, I think the gap between this and Alfelio is small and the one between this and As Dunas is much larger

Minerals, citrus, salinity, bright acid. Brings it to another tier with deeper flavors and a lingering finish

Really nice expression of Albariño, this one is vibrant and bursting with white and yellow peach. Maritime influence is palpable too. Brisk acidity and good concentration. Eager to work my way through this lineup.

Nice concentration, salinity, some lemon curd but also ripe stone fruit like apricot and necctarine, balanced with incisive acids. More reductive style of albarino which is appreciated. Great buy