Forjas del Salnes Albarino Leirana Finca Genoveva 2023 040926OFFER immediately drinkable side of her

immediately drinkable side of her cellar while still carrying real Langhe structure

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and a long mineral cut

followed by deep aromas of black cherry and bitter dark chocolate

and ready to drink — a Tuesday-night Rioja that punches well above its tier

Forjas del Salnes Albarino Leirana Finca Genoveva 2023 040926OFFER immediately drinkable side of herThese vines were planted before the American Civil War. Finca Genoveva is a single parcel of roughly 180 year old Albarino rooted in pure granite soil so poor that phylloxera never managed to get a foothold. Rodrigo Mendez ferments and ages the wine for a full year in large, well seasoned neutral foudres with the lees left untouched, which builds texture without ever burying the fruit in oak. It is famously closed and austere when young, so give it a