Mar de Ons Albariño Barrica is a rich white wine from Rías Baixas that combines the fresh power of Albariño with a minimum of 8 months of aging in French oak barrels. This makes this Spanish white wine fuller, creamier, and more complex than many crisp Albariños from Galicia. The influence of the Atlantic Ocean remains recognizable in the fresh acidity and mineral length, while the oak provides a soft touch of vanilla, butter, and added depth.
This Albariño comes from Rías Baixas, in Galicia, Northwest Spain.
Location / Origin: Rías Baixas is located close to the Atlantic Ocean, which is important for the fresh, saline, and mineral style of many Albariño wines from this region.
Region: Galicia is known for elegant white wines with plenty of freshness, aromatic tension, and a clear maritime influence.
Climate & Influences: The proximity of the ocean helps keep the fruit fresh and gives the wine its long, mineral finish.
The vinification gives this Albariño extra creaminess and complexity.
Aging / Oak treatment: The wine is aged for at least 8 months on the dead yeast cells in French oak barrels. What is aging on the yeast cells (lees aging)? In this process, the wine remains in contact with the fine yeast particles after fermentation, which provides extra creaminess, body, and length.
Oak influence: The French oak adds a soft touch of vanilla and butter, while the fresh acidity of Albariño ensures the wine remains lively and precise.
Alcohol percentage: With 13% alcohol, this Albariño has sufficient body to support the oak aging without losing its fresh Atlantic character.
This white wine is made from Albariño, also known in Portugal as Alvarinho.
Albariño – Rías Baixas: Albariño gives this wine its fresh acidity, apple, apricot, lime zest, and mineral tension. Through aging in French oak, the grape here takes on a fuller, creamier, and gastronomic style.
