The 2023 Areas de Pedraneira comes from a plot in the village of Castrelo, a younger part of the vineyard, and was produced exclusively in stainless steel. It shows purity of fruit, clean aromas, floral and perfumed. There is more clay in the soil, which tends to give more volume to the wines, and this has roundness but is still serious and textured, with fine granularity. It has a moderate 12.5% alcohol.
Score: 93 points -- Luis Gutierrez, The Wine Advocate, 2024