A blend of Mencía and other local grapes from 60 year-old vines planted in broken slate, in a south-west facing parcela located in Amandi, sitting at 400 metres elevation. Grapes are foot-stomped and fermented with whole-clusters in a small open vat. Like the other Lousas wines, it is marked by extreme purity, lifted aromatics and delicious savouriness. It’s a shame there’s little of it, but that makes it all the more special.
Galicia
Ribeira Sacra
Mencia:
Atlantic
Slate and schist
Practicing organic
Between 400 and 500 metres
100% whole bunch, with wild yeast in open-top tanks and daily pigeage
11 months in 500-litre neutral oak barrels