ALBILLO MAYOR 2021

The search for the needle in the haystack.

Dominio de Atauta Albillo Mayor con caja de madera

This Dominio de Atauta is our “Albillo Mayor pre-phylloxera vines”. White vines among a sea of reds, one by one.

It has the Atauta Valley character, fresh and calcareous.

Average age of the vines: 138 years

Selection from the vineyards from our terroirs of La Mala, Valdegatiles and Llanos del Almendro of pre-phylloxera vines of Albillo Mayor.

Soil compositions are varied: calcareous sands with pebbles, sand or clayey loam.

2021 is a vintage full of surprises.

The Filomena squall gave us one of the harshest winters with a significant snowfall and 16 consecutive days with average temperatures below cero with minimum temperatures of 19ºC below cero which caused some damages to the weakest plants in areas of troughs.

The rest of the cycle developed normally.

Fermented in small stainless-steel tanks with different vinification strategies such as direct pressing, skin maceration or “orange” type, followed by aging on lees in 600 L. barrels of various uses.

The final blending combines the best of each of the winemaking processes in a better and more complex blend than any of the winemaking processes alone.

Floral, with touches of pear and stone fruits on a very mineral and balmy background. Hints of white chalk on a background of lemon thyme and hints of anise.

Intense on the mouth, on a great acidity which is very concealed thanks to the work done with the lees to obtain a great creamy and round mouth-feel where the barrel is barely noticeable to leave prominence to the fruit and enhancing the minerality of the limestone rock background of the Atauta Valley.

100% Albillo Mayor

2.724 bottles 0,75L

Pairs perfectly with fishes and rice dishes.

We couldn’t be happier if we consider the result as a starting point to a knowledge we are barely beginning with.