20244FEB01 Abadía de San Campio ALBARIÑO, Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain 2022

4 and 6 bottle levels     $22 (member price $19) 100% Albariño     12.5% ABV Albariño from Rias Baixas has only improved in the last decade, thanks to better viticulture, older vines and international exposure/investment.  Winemakers have been able to coax a lot of flavor out of these wines of modest ABV.  Abadía de San Campio is a label of Terras Gauda, a winery based in Valle de O Rosal, which is in the southwest tip of Rias Baixas, near the Atlantic and just across the Minho River from Portugal.  Because of the proximity to the Atlantic, there is a saline element to the wine.  Ripe & rich attack of white peach, nectarine and white flowers, finishes with tart minerality.  Aged in stainless steel. Food Pairing Suggestions: This tangy white is refreshing with lighter dishes like crispy cod drizzled with lemon and capers, barbecued oysters, angel hair pasta lightly tossed in a clammy broth, smoked paprika crusted cod filet with crispy potatoes, roasted eggplant stacks and other