PAZO DE LA CUESTA

2022 | 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: 2022

GRAPE VARIETY: 75% BRANCELLAO, 25% MENCÍA
Made with grapes from our own vineyards in San Clodio, Ribas de Sil (Lugo)

DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN

CHARACTERISTICS

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 15º C
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 14%
TOTAL ACIDITY: 6,5
PH: 3,1

PRODUCTION AND AGEING

Exceptional selection of the Brancellao grape from Pazo de La Cuesta’s historic vineyard. Manual harvesting followed by destemming and gravity-flow to the fermentation tanks. First, alcoholic fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature of 16-18oC, followed by malolactic fermentation, both in stainless steel tanks. First aged on its lees and later aged for six months in 300- and 500-litre French and Central European oak barrels.

TASTING NOTES

Clean and bright with a surprising colour. Very intense nose with complex red fruit, spices, and the characteristic coffee and cocoa notes of the terroir. This wine has a pleasant texture and is bold and complex in the mouth, well structured and intense on the palate and extremely fresh, which makes it appealing at any time of year.

FOOD PAIRING

Pasta with curried chicken
Roast veal with chestnuts and shallots
Rabbit with beer and mustard

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