This is Fedellos’ most unique wine, made from 100% Merenzao (known as Bastarda in Portugal and Trousseau in the Jura) grown on the slopes of the rivers Sil and Bibei. Racy and lifted, with a red-fruit nose with lovely peppery notes and sour cherry fruit. Variety: 100% Merenzao Region: Galicia Appelation: Riberia Sacra Winery: Curro Barreño and Jesús Olivares Vintage: 2019 Ageing: Aged in large old oak demi-muids Farming: Organic Alcohol % ABV: 13.5 Allergens & Misc. Ingredients: Contains Sulphites and Sulphur Dioxide
Vineyard
The vineyards are located in the Northwest Spain’s region of Galicia, on terraces along the steep slopes of the rivers Sil and Bibei at between 550 and 750 metres above sea level. Soils consist of decomposed granite, schist and sand. The climate is continental, although proximity to the Atlantic Ocean makes this area more humid and rainy than most of Spain, with around 800 mm of rain falling each year.
Viniticulture
The wines undergo long gentle maceration and are fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and whole bunches at low temperatures to favour a gentle extraction of colour and phenolics. They are then aged in old barrels, mainly 500l demi-muids, and are bottled unfined, unfiltered and with the addition of low quantities of sulphur
Vinemaking
The wines undergo long gentle maceration and are fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and whole bunches at low temperatures to favour a gentle extraction of colour and phenolics. They are then aged in old barrels, mainly 500l demi-muids, and are bottled unfined, unfiltered and with the addition of low quantities of sulphur
Tasting Notes
Racy, red-fruit nose, more restrained than their other reds, with lovely peppery notes and sour cherry fruit. Low tannin, but plenty of acid