winery

Quinta do Estranxeiro

Spain

Philosophy

Hand-harvested old vines fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in chestnut foudres and concrete tanks. Minimal intervention: no sulfite additions except a small dose at bottling. Élevage in large neutral oak, concrete, and Gamba botti for six to twelve months yields wines of mineral precision and restraint, the terroir speaking clearly through restrained extraction.

Reputation

Eulogio Pomares—seventh-generation proprietor of Bodegas Zárate in Rías Baixas, a house that redefined Albariño—launched Quinta do Estranxeiro in 2019 with his wife Rebeca Montero, drawn inland by the forbidding granite and slate amphitheatre of Ribeira Sacra's river canyons. Working two ancient vineyard sites across Amandi and Ribeiras do Miño subzones, where fifty-year-old bush vines cling to slopes so steep that fruit was once lowered by rope to boats, they reclaim a tradition of 2,000 years through the native Mencía.

AllocationNo dedicated producer website found despite multiple searches. Farming practice listed as organic but no certification body identified in sources; sources consistently note "farm organically" or "organic practicing" without certification. Production volume: 2022 vintage shows 13,400 bottles from K&L Wines sourced. Very young project (founded 2019) with rapidly expanding production. Sources describe buying and renting additional vineyards incrementally. Pomares' prior association with historic Bodegas Zárate (founded 1707) is well-documented but that is separate entity. Multiple US importers (Rare Wine Co., Polaner, Cream Wine) identified via retailer pages. No UK or Japan importers identified. Signature wines confirmed across multiple retail and wine media sources (Vinous, Vivino). Cross-producer parallels drawn from tasting notes in reliable wine merchant descriptions. Pairing notes derived from detailed food-pairing guidance at The Cauble List and consistent sensory descriptions across retailers.

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