A second, small parcel of old-vine Albariño remains at the original 17th century winery in San Miguel de Tabagón, 10 kilometres west of the Tomiño plantings towards the Miño estuary. Replanted in the 1980s, these old vines are trained in the traditional en parra canopy fashion, anchored by granite posts. These gnarled, skinny trunks produce low yields of highly concentrated fruit used exclusively for the estate’s monovarietal Rosa Ruiz, which is 100% Albariño.
The winemaking is a facsimile of the O Rosal blend (fermented and raised for six months, on lees, in stainless steel).