2021 | BRANCELLAO & MENCÍA
One of the few 100% Brancellao wines from Ribeira Sacra, reminiscent of a wine from Burgundy, aged for six months in new French oak barrels, with the freshness and expressiveness of a little known variety with huge potential and great distinction.
VINTAGE: 2021
GRAPE VARIETY: 75% BRANCELLAO, 25% MENCÍA
From own plots with 40-year-old vineyard-trained vines. Northeast orientation.
SOILS: Slate soils with low pH
DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN
CHARACTERISTICS
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 15º C
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 13%
TOTAL ACIDITY: 6,5
PH: 3,1
PRODUCTION AND AGEING
It stood out for optimal weather conditions that positively influenced the grape quality. The cool and slightly humid spring favored vigorous budding and uneventful fruit set. Summer was characterized by sunny days and cool nights, allowing for a gradual and balanced ripening of the grapes. Harvest, carried out in the last week of September, took place under dry and stable weather conditions, ensuring the collection of grapes at their peak maturity, with excellent flavor concentration.
Handpicked harvest with fruit selection in the vineyard. Alcoholic fermentation below 20ºC followed by malolactic fermentation, both in stainless steel tanks. Aging on lees and subsequent aging for 6 months in French oak barrels of 300 and 500 liters.
TASTING NOTES
Clean and bright with a surprising color. With a very intense nose and the complexity of red fruit, spices, and balsamic notes from the terroir. This wine, with a pleasant texture in the mouth, is frank and complex with an intense palate, good structure, and great freshness.
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