Deliciously full-bodied award-winning white from the special region of Asturias

Wow, this full-bodied white wine from Northern Spain has pleasantly surprised us! (the 4 stars on Vivino are certainly well-deserved!) This small Asturian region has a humid climate with moderate temperatures that give the wines an Atlantic character. The 100 Montañas Albarín blanco VidAs is a full-bodied white wine made from the local white grape. A monovarietal Albarín Blanco with elegant wood aging, aged in oak barrels sobre lias/sur lies. The grape Albarín blanco ripens relatively early, has a very aromatic aroma, tastes floral and fruity, and possesses a fairly high acidity. Aging the wine on its lees in barrels makes it particularly soft and full-bodied. Its characteristic fruitiness is preserved. Over the years in the bottle, the wine ripens, becoming rounder in taste with slightly more pleasant acidity. The VidAs wine line is made exclusively from selected grapes of the indigenous varieties Albarín Blanco, Albarín Negro, Verdejo Negro, and Carrasquín.

Delicious with pure fish and shellfish dishes. Shrimp croquettes, fried squid rings (calamari), langoustines, seafood pasta, firm white fish, tempura, and so on.

The wines are recognized as High Mountain Wines of Heroic Viticulture: a quality seal that acknowledges the hard work involved in locating vineyards on slopes of more than 30%. Due to these conditions, work in the vineyard is done manually, without the possibility of mechanical processing. Only two other regions in Spain hold this distinction: Ribeira Sacra in Galicia and Priorat in Catalonia.

Winemaking tradition

The winemaking tradition, present since the 10th century, was lost primarily due to the rise of mining in the region and because many people left the area to work elsewhere in Spain. However, many residents maintained the vineyards as a sort of vegetable garden, as they had been family property for years. Nevertheless, proper maintenance work was neglected, and the vineyards fell into severe disrepair. Bodagas VidAs is a newly established Asturian winery. VidAs is a family project that aims to contribute to the preservation and development of viticulture in the southwest of Asturias.

VidAs wines are made exclusively with selected grapes of the indigenous varieties Albarín Blanco, Albarín Negro, Verdejo Negro, and Carrasquín. This small Asturian region has a humid climate with moderate temperatures that give our wines an Atlantic character. Furthermore, the wines are recognized as High Mountain of Heroic Viticulture Wines, a quality seal that acknowledges the hard work involved in locating vineyards on slopes of more than 30%. Due to these conditions, work in the vineyard is done manually without the possibility of mechanization. Only two other regions in Spain hold this distinction: Ribeira Sacra in Galicia and Priorato in Catalonia. That is what makes the 100 Montañas Albarín blanco VidAs even more special.