100% Albariño • The first wine Chicho ever produced back in 2009, ‘Equilibrio’ (“balance”) refers to the perfect harmony sought between ripeness, acidity, neutral oak texture, and various soil types • 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."
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2025-12-05
"This is herbal, with austere aromas of fennel, wet slate and ocean shore. The palate is saline, medium- to full-bodied and tense, with a subtle phenolic grip and lingering salinity. Aged in neutral barrels of different sizes. Drink now or hold."
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
94
Date
2026-01-12
"Equilibrio – balance in Spanish – is a well-judged blend of grapes from three south-westfacing parcels on schist soils in Aios and Arra, both of which are part of ultra-fashionable Sanxenxo. Broader in texture than his granite-sourced whites, it has wild flower aromas, flavours of yellow apple, clementine and dried honey and a refreshing finish. 2026-31"
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."