Monte Pio Raxeira Albarino

This is a wine of electricity and elegance: zesty, saline, and unapologetically sharp. It opens with a surge of grapefruit and lemon zest, bright as sea spray, followed by delicate wafts of lavender and a whisper of ocean air. The palate is pure tension: taut and nervy, like a sea breeze against sun-warmed stone, carrying flavours of crisp pear, citrus pith, and crushed seashells. It is a sip that slices clean, finishes dry, and lingers with mineral precision.

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Winery Bodegas Casa Monte Pio · Rias Baixas · Spain · 🇪🇸

Grapes & Type Albarino · White Wines 🟢

Method Magic It is aged for This is Albariño with sand between its toes. Monte Pio is Pablo Martinez’s one-man project in Rías Baixas, grown on 25-year-old vines rooted in beach-adjacent soils. Wild fermented, split between steel and old-school tinaja amphora, then five months on fine lees. The Atlantic shows up loud and clear: saline, clean, and stripped back to the essentials. Natural, amphora-raised, and cut with precision.. Extended lees contact, 80% in stainless steel, 20% in earthenware jars, before blending and bottling.

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ASIN 8437016059036 · See all Galicia