Bastarda | Fedellos do Couto
This is Fedellos’ most unique wine, made from 100% Merenzao (known as Bastarda in Portugal and Trousseau in the Jura) grown on the slopes of the rivers Sil and Bibei. Racy and lifted, with a red-fruit nose with lovely peppery notes and sour cherry fruit.
Region:
Galicia
Appellation:
Ribeira Sacra
Variety / Blend:
Merenzao:
Climate:
Continental, with Atlantic influence
Soils:
Decomposed granite, schist and sand
Farming:
Organic
Altitude:
550 to 750 metres
Fermentation:
Whole bunch maceration, low temperature fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts
Ageing:
Aged in large old oak demi-muids
