Earthy, structured and spicy, this blend of Galician varietals has bags of complexity. From a small, single vineyard of co-planted Brancellao, Caiño and Mencía, there are flavours of fresh black pepper, dried herbs and crunchy sour cherries with a distinct graphite minerality.
Region:
Galicia
Appellation:
Ribeira Sacra
Variety / Blend:
Brancellao: Mencía: Caiño Tinto:
Climate:
Atlantic
Soils:
Broken slate
Farming:
Practicing organic
Altitude:
350 metres above sea level
Fermentation:
5-day cold soak before fermentation in stainless steel
Ageing:
12 months in old 228 and 350 litre Burgundy barrels