A Commitment to Sustainability
Between the Tea and the Miño
The Fillaboa Estate, located between the Tea and Miño rivers in the province of Pontevedra—specifically in Salvaterra de Miño—offers exceptional conditions for growing the native Albariño grape variety. This winery, housed in a pazo within the renowned Rías Baixas Designation of Origin, stands out as one of the oldest and largest in the province and is the only one in Galicia that belongs to the Grandes Pagos de España Association.
Fighting Climate Change
Fillaboa demonstrates its fight against climate change, its commitment to environmental and social sustainability, economic efficiency, and ethical conduct by maintaining the Sustainable Wineries For Climate Protection (SWfCP) certification, which evaluates wineries’ performance in four areas: environmental, social, economic, and governance.
Sustainable Agriculture and Integrated Pest Management
In addition, this Galician winery practices proper viticulture and sustainable agriculture, as well as integrated pest management, using the sexual confusion method to effectively control grape berry moths and thus avoid the use of insecticides.
This is a biological control system based on the selection and breeding of beneficial species, which supports the crops themselves, helps improve the environment in Tea County, promotes biodiversity, controls pests naturally, maximizes productive capacity, preventing fungal diseases, and promoting crop longevity, in addition to providing an excellent raw material.
Water, treated and returned
Nestled among the sea of vineyards in Fillaboa is a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), where domestic and industrial wastewater is collected, treated, and purified.
In addition, Fillaboa uses water treatment methods for various purposes, such as ultraviolet light, which eliminates any microorganisms present in the water in the winery and thus helps preserve the wine’s quality and ensures its proper aging.
84 solar panels
Similarly, this winery has installed 84 solar panels that produce 47.1 MWh per year and help reduce energy consumption by 26.14%. As a result, the annual photovoltaic energy generated prevents CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.
waste disposal
This company also uses state-of-the-art technology to properly remove waste from water, addressing any potential residues resulting from internal or external cleaning.
Phytobac: Biological Purification
Using a Phytobac system, effluents are broken down naturally through microbiological action in the soil, using the biological bed method to degrade potential contaminants within a closed system at a specific location on the farm.
This biological purification process takes place in a sealed compartment designed to optimize energy efficiency. In this way, the winery is committed to safety, responsibility, and good agricultural practices.
Yeast from the farm itself
The estate comprises a total of 74 hectares, of which more than 50 are devoted to vineyards. To produce its white wines, Fillaboa uses indigenous yeasts selected from the estate itself, which lend the wines greater personality and authenticity. This was developed through a research project that has led the winery to multiply these native yeasts each year for inoculation into the musts during the winemaking process.
Field and Winery Research
Masaveu Bodegas, in its quest to move forward and continue its relentless R&D&I efforts, has been investing and dedicating a large portion of its time and resources to research in the field and in the winery. Evidence of this can be seen in its experimental plots in Fillaboa, where other wine grape varieties such as Treixadura, Caiño, and Loureiro, as well as its research, begun in 2016, on the production of sulfite-free white wines that ensure microbial and oxidative stability through the use of colloidal silver.
Likewise, small-scale vinifications are carried out in mini stainless-steel tanks for the purpose of conducting trials and research—much like in a laboratory—on all the details involved in winemaking that influence the wine’s qualities. Furthermore, the winery has made progress in demonstrating the longevity of Albariño wines aged on their lees exclusively in stainless steel tanks through trials and product launches, as was the case with La Fillaboa 1898 2010, which was aged for between 6 and 8 years.
