Tricó 2017

The flagship Albariño, the eponymous 2017 Tricó is the wine that better defines the philosophy of the project: classic Albariño from decomposed granite soils that are poor in organic matter. It matures at least one year in tank before it's bottled, and the bottles are kept for no less than one more year. It has some developed aromatics with some smoky/leesy/yeasty notes and some hints of moss and river stones. This is the lightest of the three wines I tasted this time, but it's still quite powerful at 14% alcohol, complex and round, polished by time but keeping acidity and freshness, and nicely textured with the granularity of the granite. It's very impressive. It opened up nicely in the glass, becoming quite showy and expressive. 20,800 bottles were filled in August 2019.