R. Parker (94/100)
There is a new red in 2022, the 2022 Ventoleiro, which, in this first vintage, is sold without appellation of origin because they used a percentage of white grapes. The idea is to produce a light and approachable red from the Avia Valley, from different vineyards. In this first vintage, the blend is 70% Caíño Longo, 10% Garnacha Tintorera and 20% Albariño. The grapes fermented separately with full clusters and indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in a 1,000-liter oak foudre for seven months. They see the wines of Ribeiro as wines that need long élevage, but they also want to provide a younger wine with shorter aging. It's pale and has moderate ripeness and low 11% alcohol with bright red fruit and some faint creaminess from the oak (the Stockinger foudre was new in 2020). It comes from a warm and dry year with healthy fruit and good yields and an early harvest. It has the spiciness from the Caíño, a grape that keeps the alcohol quite low and provides good acidity and gives the narrow, vegetal and sharp edge to the wines with notes of violets, balsam and white pepper. This is the wine that reminded me more of the Comando G style (Landi told me the 10% Garnacha Tintorera marks the wine and could be responsible for that, even if it's Tintorera...), floral, herbal, stony, with a light to medium-bodied palate with finesse, length and freshness. 1,300 bottles were filled in June 2023.
James Suckling (94/100)
Adega A Barouta Spain Ventoleiro 2022
Monday, Oct 28, 2024
Color
Red
Country
Spain
Region
Spain
Vintage
2022
This shows subtle aromas of rose petals, geraniums and dried herbs. The palate is nervy, medium-bodied, subtle and ethereal, yet incisive with depth. A blend of 70% caino, 20% albarino and 10% garnacha tintorera. Fermented with whole clusters and aged for nine months in a Stockinger foudre.