2021 | Nanclares y Prieto Viticultores | A Grana

Pale straw yellow with greenish hues. Soft and intriguing aromas of green apple , aromatic herbs and mineral sensations of limestone. Extremely fresh and with important saline components.

Producer Information

Alberto Nanclares and Silvia Prieto make transparent, Atlantic-influenced wines, mainly with Albariño from old vines around the village of Cambados. Employing organic farming practices and a restrained hand in the cellar, the pair have managed something very rare: the refinement of Albariño into angular, age-worthy wines that express the fascinating terruños of Cambados and Rías Baixas. The story of their collaborative project begins with Alberto’s decision to move to Rías Baixas, to unwind his career by the Atlantic. Alberto, who had worked as an economist, loves the sea and sailing. He and his wife came to Rías Baixas in 1992 and settled in the seaside parroquia of Castrelo, just a few kilometers away from the most historic and traditional village for Albariño wines, Cambados. By happenstance, the small home they purchased came with some vineyard land. Initially, Alberto had no plans to make wine, but the idea of farming grew on him, and he began to work his vines with the assistance of neighbors. Alberto invested in some wine-making tools and established a tiny winery in his garage in 1997. In the beginning, Alberto farmed conventionally but quickly became disenchanted with the use of chemicals. Gradually, based on his own observations in the vineyard and of the finished wines, he moved away from the systematic herbicide and pesticide use, eventually eliminating chemicals altogether. After working with an enologist for several years, Alberto took over full time winemaking duties for his Nanclares wines in 2007. Silvia Prieto was born in Pontevedra, the closest city to Rías Baixas. Her journey with wine began in 2003 at wine-tastings in the area, and she first met Alberto in 2009. A lab technician by training, she founded her own company that provided analysis and consultation for wineries and winemakers and emphasized traditional approaches without additives and organic viticulture. Her acquaintance with Alberto continued and developed, and she proceeded to join the project in August of 2015 first for the harvest and then as a partner. Alberto and Silvia currently own 5 hectares of Albariño in the Val do Salnés, all trained in the traditional Pergola style and divided into 12 small parcels in the parroquias of Castrelo (South Cambados), Vilariño (North Cambados) and Padrenda (North Meaño). The grapes from these plots, vinified separately, yield the core of the Nanclares y Prieto wines: Albariño de Alberto Nanclares, Paraje Mina, Soverribas, La Tinaja de Aranzazu, Coccinella, Crisopa, and Cinerea. Alberto and Silvia also work with other farmers around Rías Baixas to produce the wines A Graña, Dandelión, Tempus Vivendi, O Bocoi Vello de Silvia, and A Senda Vermella.

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