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Ribeira Sacra Blanco "Cortezada," Algueira - 2018

Name: Ribeira Sacra Blanco "Cortezada," Algueira
Brand: Algueira
SKU: 24253
Price: 34.96 USD
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Item # 24253 750mL

A dry white wine made from a blend of Godello, Albarino and Treixadura grown on the steep slopes of Ribeira Sacra. Cortezada is a single vineyard grown on a mix of schist, quartz and gneiss and must be worked by hand. Fermented with native yeast in steel tanks.

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Color

White

Vintage

2018

Country

Spain

Region

Ribeira Sacra

Producer

Algueira

Grape Variety

Albariño

Godello

Treixadura

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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