Alanda Monterrei Blanco 2019

The 2019 Alanda Blanco is a white blend of Dona Blanca, Treixadura and Verdello from all the vineyards he has on sandy slate and clay soils. The varieties are added to the fermentation when they are picked, and they are fermented with indigenous yeasts. Malolactic was blocked, and the élevage was part in stainless steel and part in 2,000-liter oak foudre and lasted 19 months. It's very closed and austere, the oak goes unnoticeable. It's mineral, reminiscent of wet chalk, and there is a dry dustiness here that made me think of some whites I love, the Sancerre from Vatan and the whites from Quinta das Bageiras in Portugal. It has good grip, a medium body, moderate alcohol and notable freshness and good acidity, which represents the style of the year in white. The whites are nicely textured and mineral. The best Alanda ever? 6,300 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2021.