Algueira Ribeira Sacra Carravel 2017 gsm The fermentation takes place for

The fermentation takes place for 3 to 4 weeks in stainless steel barrels at 28 degrees

concentrated and unctuous with a wicked backbone of freshness to counter all that decadence

cherry and floral pastille flavors complemented by suggestions of cola and spicecake

Crushed fruit

Guffens in no fan of the more delicate Côtes de Provence style that proliferates (no surprise

Algueira Ribeira Sacra Carravel 2017 gsm The fermentation takes place forBoth Algueiras flagship Mencas are released five years after harvest. While the Pizarra hails from the warmer terroir of the Carballo Cobo vineyard, Carravel is drawn from several old vine terraces which hug a cool zone of perilously steep slate and schist soils in the Doade subregion. The fruit was hand harvested, then foot trodden and fermented with roughly 20% whole bunches in large wooden tronconique vats before spending between 12 and 24 months