Daterra Viticultores "Azos Val de Rodrigo" 2019 Viño Tinto Galicia
Daterra Viticultores "Azos Val de Rodrigo" 2019 Viño Tinto Galicia
750ml bottle
12.5% abv
Laura Lorenzo of Daterra Viticultores started her vinous journey in the year 2000, working at in the Val de Bibei area, most notably at Dominio del Bibei.
In 2014 she started her own project in Manzaneda in the far south-east of the Ribeira Sacra DO. She works with local farmers who have been cultivating various plots for generations, and have access to some wonderful old-vine fruit. She has access to around 30 plots over 4.5 areas, all planted to indigenous varieties.
This is natural Mencia in a lighter, more savoury style. Expect vibrant, tangy red fruits, herbs, and earth. Lots of length and fresh personality.
Val de Rodrigo (Formerly Azos de Paraxe Mencía) comes from a vineyard in Val de Rodrigo within the Bibei Valley, and is harvested separately from the other varieties. The grapes are hand-harvested, wild yeast fermented with about 2 weeks of skin maceration in a used 225L French oak barrel. The wine is then raised for 12 months in the same barrel, and bottled without fining or filtration, and minimal SO2.