Bodegas La Val : Gran Añada 2020

A Spanish wine from Galicia, defined by freshness and complexity

The estate

Since 1985, Bodegas La Val has established itself as an emblematic estate and as one of the pillars of the Rías Baixas appellation in Galicia. Now owned by the renowned house CVNE (a reference from La Rioja), Bodegas La Val is among the region’s largest winegrowing operations.

The vineyard

With 94 hectares of vineyards, mainly dedicated to Albariño, these exceptional terroirs (Vilachán, Taboexa, Arantei and Porto) produce wines of great finesse. The vineyard stretches along the Miño River—from the higher-altitude, granite-rich sites of Condado do Tea (Taboexa), to the gravel terraces of Salvaterra (Arantei and Porto), and finally to its end near the Atlantic, in O Rosal (Vilachán). This winegrowing area, made up of plots of varying ages with diverse soils and climates, gives this Spanish wine complexity and character.

Winemaking and ageing

Gran Añada comes from hand-harvested fruit. After cold stabilization at 10°C, the grapes are gently pressed. Traditional fermentation is carried out with indigenous yeasts. This wine from Vins de Rías Baixas is then aged partly on fine lees in 500- and 600-liter French oak barrels and partly on fine lees in tanks.

Grape variety

The Gran Añada 2020 cuvée from Bodegas La Val is 100% Albariño.