Bell Vineyard Albariño 2025

Viticulture

Incredible Albariño grapes harvested from Doug Bell’s vineyard in Gisborne. These are the very first 18 rows planted in New Zealand – make that Australasia! Planted in 2009 with a mass selection of Albariño vine plantings and dry-farmed on clay loam soils. Grapes were harvested on the 20th of March The 2025 Gisborne season was perfect for fully ripening intensely flavoured Albariño from this iconic vineyard

Winemaking

After 6 hours of skin contact the juice was cold settled and then fermented at cool temperature. Post fermentation and maintained on full lees for 6 months with regular stirring to enhance palate texture. Filtered prior to bottling

Tasting Note

Enticing aromas of perfectly ripe white peach, nectarine and citrus flowers. A wonderfully textured palate with incredible purity & minerality nished with a crisp dry finish. A Classic Albariño from these original vines

Wine Analysis

Alcohol: 13%
TA: 8.05 g/L
pH: 3.4
Residual sugar 2.8 g/L

Albarino Brothers Bell Vineyard Albarino 2025 Tasting Notes (PDF)