Rodrigo Mendez Rias Baixas Albarino Salvora 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick This is the classic 'wild'

This is the classic 'wild' Marlborough Sauvignon — zesty

and burnt sugar

fermented with native yeasts

100% Airen Citrus notes with stone fruit

The wines from this part of the appellation tend to be structured and serious — the muscular

Rodrigo Mendez Rias Baixas Albarino Salvora 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick This is the classic 'wild'Albarino as it was made before stainless steel and cold fermentation took over Rias Baixas. Salvora is a single vineyard monopole in the heart of Meano, in the Val do Salnes, planted by Rodrigo Mendez's family on vines dating back to 1905. Rodri, a leading figure in the region's serious Albarino movement, ferments with native yeast and ages in large old 600 liter vessels for about a year, no temperature control, giving the wine texture and depth most