Description
This juicy Mencía with fine chalky tannins is a blend of two sites on opposite sides of the River Xares. Whole bunch fermentation and a gentle two month maceration brings out the floral aromatics. Floral, with a deep plummy nose. Juicy, with sweet fruit, mouthwatering finish, and reasonably prominent graphite tannin.
Grapes come from two young Mencia vineyards on sloping terraces at 550-650 metres above sea level, on opposite sides of the river Xares, a tributary of the Bibei. Soils are mainly granite and metamorphic rocks with schist and quartz. The climate is continental, although proximity to the Atlantic makes this area quite humid with around 800 mm of rain each year.
Viticulture is uncertified organic, the vines are untrained and the terraces and steep slopes have to be worked manually.
Whole-bunches undergo fermentation in plastic tanks with indigenous yeasts and are left on skins for about two months with very little, gentle handling. They are then racked and aged for 12 months in old 500 litre French oak barrels, before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.
100% Mencia
This wine is suitable for vegans and vegetarians
75cl
