Algueira Ribeira Sacra Risco 2019 bibthe-wine-front chicken or mild cheeses

chicken or mild cheeses

It is dark and brooding

juicy yet pulpy wine with preserved lemon

A great match for fresh seafood

you'd be splitting hairs to separate them

Algueira Ribeira Sacra Risco 2019 bibthe-wine-front chicken or mild cheesesMerenzao is the same variety as Trousseau (and Bastardo in Portugal) and was probably brought to Ribeira Sacra by the Cistercian monks who set up camp here in the Middle Ages. Algueiras Merenzao vines have an average age of 80 years and are rooted in a steep slope of gneiss, quartz and slate in the Amandi Gorge. The fruit sees a wild yeast, 100% whole bunch ferment, is pressed by foot and aged for 12 months in old oak and some local chestnut vessels.