Algueira Ribeira Sacra Mencia 2022 ill-villaggio This wine has had no

This wine has had no additions

Like most Portuguese reds

entry-level Cabernet Franc designed for early drinking

The fruit is hand-picked then whole bunch-pressed in the winery

the Stratford Vineyard just north of Nagambie as well as the Mitchelton vineyard

Algueira Ribeira Sacra Mencia 2022 ill-villaggio This wine has had noAlgueiras entry level Menca is drawn from the estates younger Menca vines, which cling to Ribeira Sacras precipitous slate and schist slopes that rise from the river Sil. Where Algueiras premium releases are whole bunch fermented and aged in oak, the grapes for this early release are destemmed and raised in stainless steel. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and saw 15 to 20 days of maceration.