O Gran Meín 2021

A fresh and tangy white with incisive aromas of smoky flint, dried herbs, lime and green stone fruit. Nervy and bone-dry on the palate with a textured, medium body and a supple, round finish, highlighting purity and tension. Delicious now.

The top of the range in white is the 2021 O Gran Mein, which aims to express the place of Mein, where wine has been made since 1158 (documented). The vines are now 20 years old, and the soils are granite. Each variety (Treixadura, Godello, Albariño, Torrontés, Loureira, Caíño Blanco and Lado) and plot fermented separately, which meant some very small lots, which are blended in May and bottled in November. The full clusters are pressed and the juice fermented in different containers (stainless steel, concrete, clay and glass), where the wines matured. The blend has 12% alcohol and balancing acidity and freshness. It's elegant and subtle, very clean and precise, with crystalline purity, a vibrant palate and a tasty herbal finish. 18,595 bottles, 989 magnums and some larger formats were produced. It was bottled in November 2022.