Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Do Ferreiro Albarino


Here at Cépage we have decided to burn our neo-Luddite cards and embrace technology by adding pictures when we can. So here we give you the glamours label of Gerardo Mendez's equally glamours wine. Gerardo is one of the greatest farmers in our book. He has five hectares (made up of eight parcels worked organically) in the Rias Baixas in Spain, specifically the Salnes Valley sub zone. He ferments each parcel separately, in stainless steel with native yeast, and then blends before bottling. The final product is an Albarino of weight, depth and incredible minerality. There is no other Albarino in this constricted market place that can compare. Taste Do Ferreiro next to the competition before you accuse us of hyperbole. In fact, show up at our global headquarters on Plumas street with these two Albarinos: Morgadio and Burgans. We'll supply the Do Ferreiro and the grilled calamari. If you don't instantly taste the difference and buy vast quantities of Do Ferreiro, our security team will quickly water board you with the remaining Albarino abominations and ship you off to Pyramid Lake where we have camp set up for dissenters. 

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