100% Albariño • The first wine Chicho ever produced back in 2009, ‘Equilibrio’ refers to the perfect balance sought between ripeness, acidity, and neutral oak texture • sourced from a 0.5-hectare parcel in Aios on xisto rubio and assorted microparcels in Arra on sand, 60 years of age on average • whole-cluster pressed and fermented spontaneously • no maloloactic • raised for 11 months on the lees in neutral French barrels of 500 to 700 liter capacity • 800 cases produced
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
Spain
Region:
Galicia
Appellation:
Rias Baixas
Variety:
Albarino
Color:
White
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-FUL-20-23 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
96+
Date
2025-07-24
"The wine that started it all goes even one step further in nuance, complexity and even balance. I'm taking about the superb 2023 O Equilibrio, cropped from a very balanced year with good ripeness and very good freshness. It's precise, multifaceted, subtle and elegant, with incredible detail, focused and precise like a laser cut. The word is balance, which is what the wine's name means. They aim for more complexity and structure than A Pedreira, produced mostly with grapes from the Xesteira vineyard on schist soils and two small plots on sandy soils in Arra. It fermented and matured in used 400- to 700-liter French oak barrels for 11 months. It has the following parameters: 13% alcohol, 3.26 pH and 7.9 grams of acidity. At this price, the quality is unbelievable. It should age beautifully. 12,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2024."
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2025-09-23
"The 2023 Albariño O Equilibrio from Sanxenxo, Rías Baixas, spent 11 months in barrel. Yellow in hue, it delivers a reductive profile with floral and faint fruit notes. Less expressive on the nose, this is creamy, compact and chalky on the palate, with a fine, nervy edge. It is slender, taut and refreshing."