F. Algueira : Cornamus 2023

Characteristics and Tasting Tips for the 2023 Cornamus by F. Algueira

Tasting

Color
The color reveals a golden hue with bright highlights, reflecting the richness of the godello grape and aging in foudres.

Nose
The bouquet reveals a fine aromatic complexity combining freshness and minerality. The aromas of citrus and white fruits are highlighted by the characteristic mineral signature of the appellation’s granitic and quartz soils.

Palate
On the palate, this wine impresses with its remarkable balance of freshness and structure. The minerality of the granite is fully expressed, delivering a saline tension that accompanies a persistent and elegant finish.

Food and Wine Pairings

This white wine pairs perfectly with grilled fish, seafood and shellfish, as well as fresh goat cheeses. It also elevates traditional Galician dishes.

Service and Aging

The 2023 Cornamus is ideally enjoyed at 10–12°C. This wine can be enjoyed now but will evolve harmoniously until around 2030.

A fresh and flavorful Spanish white wine from F. Algueira

The Estate

Founded in 1979 by Fernando González in the municipality of Doade in Galicia, F. Algueira spans 30 hectares of vineyards planted on steep slopes overlooking the Sil River. The estate practices sustainable viticulture moving towards organic. A pioneer in the revival of Galician native grape varieties, F. Algueira showcases an exceptional minerality characteristic of the Ribeira Sacra.

The Vineyard

Cornamus is a Galician wine from vineyards cultivated on terraces with extremely steep slopes. Located between 200 and 600 meters in altitude with southeast and east exposures, they benefit from a continental climate with Atlantic influence. The granite, quartz and gneiss soils give the wine its distinctive mineral signature characteristic of the Ribeira Sacra. The vines are bush-trained without irrigation.

Winemaking and Aging

Harvested by hand, the grapes are destemmed then foot-trodden. Fermentation begins in stainless steel tanks then finishes in 1,000-liter foudres using only indigenous yeasts. The aging of this Ribeira Sacra wine.se continues for 15 months in French 2,000-liter foudres on the lees with bâtonnage, preserving the elegance and expression of the terroir.

Grape Variety

100% godello, a native Galician white grape variety that F. Algueira has helped revive for 45 years, here expressing its full capacity to reveal the minerality of granite terroirs.