Pazo de Señorans

Pazo de Señorans has become synonymous both with high-quality wines made from the Albariño grape and with Albariño’s ability to age for decades. In 1979, Marisol Bueno and Javier Mareque purchased a 16th-century manor house known as a “pazo” in the Galician language. They recognized the potential of the Albariño grapes growing on the estate and elsewhere in the region, and Marisol became instrumental in uniting growers to the cause of the burgeoning DO Rías Baixas. In 1986, she became the wine region’s first president.

Second-generation Vicky Mareque Bueno is now in charge of the estate, with founding winemaker Ana Quintela still in the cellar. Though Pazo de Señorans has made a name for itself producing top-tier, consistently great Albariño from year to year, the winery has also become known for its ‘Selección de Añada’. Made from a single vineyard, kept in tank on its lees for 30 months, and aged in bottle for at least an additional year, Selección de Añada has become a benchmark for aged Albariño in Rías Baixas, showing taut minerality, huge intensity with an incredible density and concentration of fruit.