Algueira Mencia Ribeira Sacra D.O. 2019

MXN $715

Grape: 100% Mencía

Appellation: Ribeira Sacra D.O.

Region: Doade, Lugo, Spain

You’ll taste/smell: Cherry red and medium layer, very clean and bright wine. On the nose, once the reductive notes typical of the variety disappear, there is an explosion of red fruit (raspberry, cherry) and blackberries, which, together with the combined lactic notes, remind us of trinkets (strawberry lollipops). And with very present mineral notes (graphite). The attack on the palate is fresh, but as it runs through the mouth, we find an enveloping, warm wine that reflects the excellent relationship between acidity and glycerin.

Good to have it with: spanish croquetas are perfect pairing for this wine, jamon iberico, lomo embutido, callos con garbanzo, classic dishes from Galicia.

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Description

Wine Details

Schist slates soils facing south with a Mediterranean microclimate with Atlantic influence.

The winery makes this beautiful “crunchy” tank-aged wine, and working up to others that see some aging in (mostly) seasoned oak 500-liter barrels. They also make tiny quantities of wines from several rare indigenous varieties, in both red and white. To compose these masterpieces, they began work with the famous Raul Perez as the “spiritual” guiding winemaker.  They further carry the biodynamic baton in the winery and use foot treading of grapes and spontaneous fermentations to make these pure, natural, mineral-laden and beautifully textured wines.

Alcohol Grade: 13%
Aging/ Vinification: Destemmed and pressed grape, with fermentation posterior in stainless steel tanks. No aging.
Best to have it: 12-14ºC
Size: 750 ml

Ratings:

Guía Peñín: 91pt (2019)

The Winery: Adega Algueira

Ribeira Sacra is one of the world’s most amazing and dramatic wine regions. Like the Mosel or Cote Rotie, the vineyards are planted on extremely steep inclines (some up to 75 degrees!) and planted on terraces made from pure schist soils. These vineyards descend precipitously to the River Sil that twists and turns through the bottom of the valley. The schist soils, steep inclines and tempering effects of the river provide the perfect micro climate for producing truly special and unique wines.

One of the region’s superstars is Adega Algueira which is run by the super passionate father-son team of Fernando and Fabio Algueira. The vineyards are located in the Armandi Subzone of the appellation, generally considered the best and most consistent for growing the region’s indigenous varietals. At the top of the banks, amongst chestnut and oak trees, lies the winery built in the Romanesque style to mimic the monasteries crafted by monks in this area back in the 12th Century.  Of course the monks brought with them the need for wine and so they began planting vines along the banks of the Sil. Even before the middle ages, there are stories of Ribeira Sacra wine being shipped to ancient Roman Emperors.

All the fruit used in their wines is estate grown with the utmost care using biodynamic methods (though not “officially” certified). Given the extreme steepness of the slopes, all the vineyard work and harvest are done, painstakingly, by hand.

Algueira’s Ribeira Sacras are all special wines, not to mention incredible values given the work involved to produce them. They deserve a place in the pantheon of unique and soulful wines from one of the great and largely undiscovered terroirs in the wine world.

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Additional information

Winemaking style

Biodynamic

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Size

Low ABV

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