Do Ferreiro (Mendez) Albariño Rías Baixas 2023

93+ points Luis Gutiérrez (Wine Advocate): "The 2023 Albariño, which represents their take of the vintage, was produced with grapes from 165 hectares of the 14 hectares they own. It goes back to the alcoholic degree of 2021, 12.5%, compared with the 13.5% of 2022. 2023 seems to be somewhere in between those two previous vintages: cooler and with a better distribution of rain than in 2022 but with warmer temperatures than 2021. The wine is still very young and primary, a little reductive even, with a balsamic hint that should go away with a little more time in bottle. This matures in stainless steel with lees until it's bottled. It has varietal notes of white flowers and grass. It's fresh and balanced, light to medium-bodied, easy to drink, sapid and tasty, with an almost salty twist in the finish despite its young age. It has a pH of 3.2 after going through full malolactic. There will be around 95,000 bottles, but not all the wine has been bottled yet, kept in stainless steel with the lees and the natural carbonic gas. The bottle I tasted was bottled in May 2024, but all bottles have the bottling date on the back label. Drink: 2025-2032. (7/11/24)"

93 points Tim Atkin, MW: "(12.5%). 'Tough in the vineyard' is how Manu Méndez describes the 2023 vintage, but it was worth all the hard work. This is typically pithy, nuanced and poised, with laurel and wet stone aromas, lemongrass and green apple flavours and a salty undertone. Méndez magic at an approachable price. 2024-30. (2024)" 92 points Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine: "Color: bright straw. Aroma: white fruit, ripe fruit, hint of anise, floral. Flavour: free flowing, easy to drink, fruity, varietal. (Jun 2024)"