Daniel Alonso Gonzalez founded Aforado in 1974 and the first commercial vintage was in 1989. Since Alonso Gonzalez’s death in 2001, his two sons have been running the estate, carrying on their father’s philosophy of concentrating on quality over quantity and making pure wines that show the mineral character of the region. Aforado owns 7 hectares of vineyard land located on the estate at around 100 meters above sea level.
The vineyards here are terraced into the sides of the River Miño. Soils are composed of sand and granite. No chemical products are used. Both cuvee’s are blends of mostly Albariño, with small dollops of Caiño Blanco & Loureira Blanca. Fermentation starts with native yeast. Elevage is carried out in tank sur lie, 4 months on the Aforado and up to 12 on the Sobre Lias, the wines are bottled with minimal or non filtration.