100% Albariño • sourced from a 0.7-hectare parcel in Villalonga on decomposed schist, 60 years of age on average. The parcel originally belonged to a family of cesteiros, or basket-weavers • whole-cluster pressed and fermented spontaneously • no malolactic • raised for 11 months on the lees in neutral 2500L French-oak foudres • 400 cases produced
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
Spain
Region:
Galicia
Appellation:
Rias Baixas
Variety:
Albarino
Color:
White
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-FUL-21-23 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
97
Date
2025-10-27
"#13 Top 100 Wines of Spain 2025: This is unique, with an herbal character and a distinct nose of fresh herbs and white fruit that's very attractive and saline. Precise, incisive and well balanced. The palate is nervy and intense yet delicate, showing nuanced flavors with a saline thread throughout. From a 35-year-old, 0.7-hectare plot planted on schist soil. Aged for 12 months in used French oak. Drink now or hold."
Wine Advocate
Score
96+
Date
2025-07-24
"The nose of the 2023 A Cesteira transported me to the Albariños from yesteryear, fragrant and developed, open, expressive and nuanced, mixing notions of freshly cut grass with flowers, yellow fruit and pollen. It's Albariño from a single plot on schist and clay soils from vines averaging 45 years of age, fermented in stainless steel and matured in 2,500-liter oak foudre for 10 months. It has fine granularity, an incredible texture, sleek and polished, smooth and elegant. All the whites show contained ripeness and around 13% alcohol, like this one, which has a pH of 3.36 and 7.7 grams of acidity. 4,600 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2024."
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
94
Date
2026-01-12
"A Cesteira hails from a single parcel in Sanxenxo called Gondar, which faces north on schist and clay soils. Fennel and sea breeze aromas lead you briskly into a palate of yeast, citrus zest and fresh bread, with waxy appeal, the acidity you'd expect from a cool site and a salted almond finish. The wood is very understated here. 2025-29"
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2025-09-23
"The 2023 Albariño A Cesteira is from Sanxenxo, Rías Baixas. This aged in a 2,500-liter foudre. It opens with dried leaf notes and ripe, peach-like fruit, with oak lending intensity. Medium-creamy and delicately expressed, the barrel age brings a touch of grip along with malic notes. It is fresh and intense, with an oaky finish."