Alberto Nanclares and Silvia Prieto make transparent, Atlantic-influenced wines, mainly with Albariño from old vines around the village of Cambados. Employing organic farming practices and a restrained hand in the cellar, the pair have managed something very rare: the refinement of Albariño into angular, age-worthy wines that express the fascinating terruños of Cambados and Rías Baixas.

The story of their collaborative project begins with Alberto’s decision to move to Rías Baixas, to unwind his career by the Atlantic. Alberto, who had worked as an economist, loves the sea and sailing. He and his wife came to Rías Baixas in 1992 and settled in the seaside parroquia of Castrelo, just a few kilometers away from the most historic and traditional village for Albariño wines, Cambados. By happenstance, the small home they purchased came with some vineyard land. Initially, Alberto had no plans to make wine, but the idea of farming grew on him, and he began to work his vines with the assistance of neighbors