Cuesta de los Olivos 2022

DO Ribeira Sacra, Spain

Mencía (100%) · 2022 · 12.5% abv

Light and bright. Bags and bags of red fruit with the best and most integrated freshness you've ever tasted.

Production

Hand harvested for freshness. Some of the picking is actually carried out from a boat on the river below! Partial full bunch fermentation followed by a short 3-month stay in old French oak.

Vinyard

One of the best light-bodied red wines in Spain today. "By the Olive Trees". Raul Perez is an absolute phenomenon in Spanish winemaking. Having left his mark across the country as a consultant, he is very much at home in Ribeira Sacra with the Mencia grape. Finca Millara is Biodynamic, situated on terraced vineyards that drop into the Minho river below. A stunning part of "green" Spain.

Pairing

Chorizo, tomato and butterbean stew.

Ecological Credentials

Sustainable