Quinta do Estranxeiro 2021 'O Estranxeiro' Tinto, Ribeira Sacra DO

Vineyard Notes: From two primary vineyard sites, both on steeply terraced hillsides featuring 50+-year-old, bush-trained vines. A vineyard on the Sil river (Amandi sub-zone), has warmer, southern exposures, and features slate mixed with granite. The second vineyard, in A Cova on the Miño river (Ribeiras do Miño sub-zone), is planted on granite soils and gets more cooling, Atlantic influence.

Winemaking Notes: Mostly made from Mencía. Fruit is manually harvested and de-stemmed, and the juice is transferred to large chestnut barrels and concrete tanks before fermentation commences spontaneously with wild yeasts. The must typically spends around three weeks macerating before pressing, the wine is then aged in a mix of Italian Gamba botti, Garbelotto botti, and concrete tanks for 6-12 months before bottling.