Compañía de Vinos Tricó, Rías Baixas Albariño “Tabla de Sumar”
Compañía de Vinos Tricó, Rías Baixas Albariño “Tabla de Sumar”

Compañía de Vinos Tricó, Rías Baixas Albariño “Tabla de Sumar”

Galicia, Spain 2020 (750mL)
Regular price$21.00
/
Your cart is empty.
  • In stock, ready to ship
  • Inventory on the way
Fruit
Earth
Body
Tannin
Acid
Alcohol

Compañía de Vinos Tricó, Rías Baixas Albariño “Tabla de Sumar”

Within the Rías Baixas DO (denomination of origin), there are five distinct subzones. Tricó’s 10 hectares of vineyards are in the Condado do Tea subzone, a mountainous zone right along the Miño River along the Portuguese border. This is the most “southerly” and “inland” of the five Rías Baixas subzones, but the ocean influence and granitic minerality are both readily evident in the wine.


José Antonio López worked for an assortment of high-profile Rías Baixas wineries before striking out on his own. He named his project Tricó, a gallego word for a child who is born long after his brothers and sisters (i.e. his youngest son, and in a career sense, himself). This wine is aged just six months in tank before bottling, to preserve primary fruit characteristics.


Yellow-gold with hints of green/silver. Expressive aromas of white peach, green mango, fresh green herbs, crushed rocks, sea salt, fresh cream, and chamomile tea. Textured and lush on the palate, with lots of wet-stone minerality and bright acidity pointing up the finish. Structured like white Burgundy but with a distinct salinity. When Galicia is the theme, it’s time to tackle octopus (pulpo) in some form, whether it’s braised, grilled, or some combination of both.

Compañía de Vinos Tricó, Rías Baixas Albariño “Tabla de Sumar”
Country
Region
Sub-Region
Soil
Farming
Blend
Alcohol
TEMP.
Glassware
Drinking

Spain

Eastern Spain

Montsant

The Montsant DO is Priorat’s downslope neighbor in northeastern
Spain, but other than differences in altitude, there isn’t much else to tell their terroirs apart. Both appellations contain some of the world’s greatest old-vine Garnacha (Grenache) in soils of fractured granite and shale known locally as llicorella. It is a Mediterranean climate, with wide diurnal temperature swings.

Eastern Spain

Penedès

Technically, a wine labeled ‘Cava’ can be produced in several different regions, but Penedès, on Spain’s northern Mediterranean coast, is its
spiritual home. The climate is Mediterranean, the soils a favorable mix of limestone (key in pre-serving acids), sand, and clay, and Cava sparklers are crafted in the traditional ‘Champagne’ method. The traditional grapes used for Cava are Xarel-lo (cha-RAY-yo), Macabeu, and Parellada.

Northwestern Spain

Galicia

Galicia is lusher, colder, wetter, and greener than most of the rest of Spain, especially where wine-growing
is concerned. Viticulture up here is some of the most “heroic” in the world, as vineyards cling to impossibly steep slopes along snaking rivers such as the Miño and
the Sil. The influence of the Atlantic Ocean is profound, often lending wines a salty, “sea spray” character.

Others We Love