Under vine since the 1200s, with vineyards planted by Cistercian monks, the Rivera family are the latest owners of this wonderful piece of Galician wine history. O Rosal is the oldest region in the Rias Baixas appellation and the first afforded DO status in Galicia. Its unique terroir and microclimate are known for giving wines with electric intensity and profound aromatics. The winery careful works their tiny, old-vine vineyards sustainably. Only three white varietals are planted. Albariño, the noblest grape of Rias Baixas, is planted on the tiny, 2-hectare original A Cheira Farm. Louriera and Caino Blanco — an autocthonous variety that exists only in Rosal — are grown on their larger, 7-hectare Sobral vineyard. The winery gives skin contact to all their wines, to provide signature aromatics drawn from the ripened skins, and all wines age on their lees for mouth-feel and complexity.