Reviews
Technical Details
- BlendCaino
- CountrySpain
- RegionRias Baixas
- AppellationVal do Salnes
- Alcohol12.5%
- Production50 cases
Forjas del Salnes Goliardo Caino Rias Biaxas 2016
“I am truly blown away by the 2016 Goliardo Caino” - Wine Advocate...and you’ll be blown away by this deal, too. $69 normally, we can offer this blockbuster red (rare enough as it is!) for an astounding $39.95 --- $239.70 per 6-PACK w/free shipping too! 42% OFF
150 to 200 year-old vines!! 1500 bottles made. That’s it!! You’ll be one of the few on Earth to own it! At the best price ever!
You can read some of the more detailed info in the “About” tab on our website, but suffice it to say the Rias Biaxas region of Spain (just north of Portugal and just miles from the Atlantic coast) is known almost exclusively for its Albarino and crisp whites...reds are unusual now, but in fact reds were much more common 100 years ago. It wasn’t until the 1970s that a lot of the reds were pulled and replaced with Albarino, now it represents 90% of the plantings in the region.
Rodrigo Mendez and his “garagiste” Forjas del Salnes winery have completely changed the game. Frankly, we had never had a red wine from Rias Biaxas nor had we heard of the Caino grape, and to be honest, our expectations were low...but we were enchanted with a single whiff of this anomaly.
This is a fascinating, intellectual and wonderfully delicious wine that just knocked us out. The Caino grape is a bit Pinot-ish in weight and texture, but the flavors lean more to the rose petal and wild berry, with terrific freshness and lift with whiffs of cracked white and pink peppercorn and spice. Interestingly, the Forjas del Salnes winery prefers to pick riper than most others but does not put their reds through malolactic fermentation -- part of why this beautiful (and beautifully priced today) red is so compelling, complex and fresh.
Very cool stuff --- only 50 cases made! While it lasts…!