Bodegas Terras Gauda La Mar is a captivating Spanish white wine from Galicia's Rías Baixas region. Made with the lesser-known Caíño Blanco grape, its bouquet is brimming with effusive aromas of white blossom, pear, and bracken. On the palate, La Mar exudes an elegant complexity, integrating intense tropical fruit flavours with nuanced minerality. Its smooth texture and well-balanced acidity ensure an exquisite taste and lengthy finish. The winemaking expertise from Bodegas Terras Gauda is abundant, creating a wine that combines tradition and innovation. This is an ideal selection to pair with seafood or enjoy as a lively aperitif.

Tasting Notes

Initially, La Mar surprises us with its clean aromas of tropical fruit, dominated by very ripe pineapple and mango. This first impression is fallowed by delicate aromas of lychee and ripe peach. The Caiño's excellent ability to extract the finest characteristics from the terroir shows through in this wine with a remarkable minerality, earthy notes and fresh saline overtones. These aromatic sensations are underpinned by hints of aromatic herbs and ripe melon and finish their aromatic journey in an enveloping, creamy backdrop of fine lees. On the palate, La Mar surprises us right from the start. It is a flavorsome wine, with loads of extract that makes it juicy, broad, unctuous and meaty. It shows excellent structure yet is also soft and appetizing. It wraps around the palate with power and freshness, clearly showing the ripeness of the vintage. The Caiño's excellent acidity brings freshness and gives the wine its excellent ability to age well. As always, La Mar is flavorsome on the palate, showing itself to be very broad, luscious, deep, full-bodied yet soft, and possessing great structure. It is a chewy wine whose excellent acidity also adds freshness and length and contributes to another feature of the Caiño grape - its surprising capacity far ageing

About the Winery

Nestled in the beautiful Rías Baixas region of Spain, Bodegas Terras Gauda winery is an exquisite destination for all wine enthusiasts. Renowned for producing delectable wines, this prestigious winery is a perfect blend of tradition and innovation.

The winery takes its name from the land it sits on. 'Terras' denotes land in the local Galician language while 'Gauda' was the term in the ancient Celtic for property or estate; a fitting name for a winery deeply entrenched in its local culture and history.

Surrounded by a landscape of mesmerising beauty, the winery's vineyards are swept by Atlantic breezes, aiding the growth of the vines in a cooler climate, and encompassing three main types of soils providing a unique character to their wines.

Bodegas Terras Gauda is famed for its signature Albariño wines. The Albariño grape, local to Galicia, gives the wines a distinctive flavour profile, characterized by bright citrus notes, insinuating a hint of saltiness, and vibrant minerality. The winery also incorporates other native Iberian grape varieties into its blend for complexity and increased depth of character,

Embracing the latest wine production technologies, this winery has been able to maintain the highest quality standards while also reducing its environmental impact. Despite its progression in terms of technology Bodegas Terras Gauda retains a strong connection to the traditional processes that have shaped the industry for centuries.

Visitors to the vineyard will have the, opportunity to tour the extensive property, learn about the winemaking process and sample the notable products. The winery's charming estate and visitor centre, with its stunning views, promises a truly memorable experience.

In summary, Bodegas Terras Gauda is not just a winery, it's a destination. It is a delightful blend of the past and present, tradition and innovation, creating wines that delight the palette and captivate the imagination. Whether you're a novice wine enthusiast or a connoisseur, your visit to this distinguished winery would be nothing short of rewarding.

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