This cuvée is the entry level wine of the finca, part of the "vinos elegantes" project by Raúl Perez and Rodri Méndez.
The grapes come from 45 to 70 year-old vines, mainly Mencia, but also Alicante and Bastardo.
The vines are located in La Chantada, at the Northern tip of the Ribeira Sacra, mainly on granite soils.
Vinification
Harvested early so that the wines do not exceed 13° alc. Maceration and fermentation in whole bunches in large vats.
Storage potential
To be drunk between 2023 and 2031.
To serve
In a large Burgundy glass, after decanting.
Trial analysis
Deep red colour with violet reflections. Elegant on the nose, with notes of freshly-baked bread, cherries and blackberries. The fruit comes up with air, as well as spicy and earthy notes.
Exuberant fruit on the palate (raspberry, strawberry). Refined tannines. The complexity and delicacy of a great Burgudy (type Chambolle). What a balance, and so much minerality, freshness and fruitiness!