Ribada Selección Mencía barrica

The vineyards of Bodega Ribada are in the Chantada sub-area (D.O. Ribeira Sacra). The vines are grown on stairs, with slopes of up to 80%. These vineyards are classified as “mountain” vineyards. The work is manual, every task in the vineyard has to be done by hand because mechanisation is impossible.

Description Ribada Selección Mencía barrica:

• D.O. Ribeira Sacra
• Crianza red wine
• Mencia grape variety
• Bordeaux bottle 75cl.
• Alcoholic strength 14% Vol.

Elaboration:

• Normal harvest in crates. Cold maceration for 5-6 days, fermentation at 28 ° C. At the end of fermentation it remains with the marc in the tank for 30 days, then bled and pressed and is transferred to 300 litre barrels (half French, half American) where malolactic fermentation takes place and remains for a minimum of 6 months, after which it is transferred to the tank where it remains for 2 to 4 months, after which it is bottled without any clarification and filtering process and remains in the bottle for 2 to 3 months before being marketed.

Tasting notes:

• Very intense colour, garnet cardinal red. Complex and intense on the nose, blending ripe fruit and forest aromas with very subtle ageing notes (vanilla, cocoa, chocolate). On the palate great structure, very tannin with a perfect blend of tannin from the variety and wood, very elegant astringency with a very pleasant acidity, a very long aftertaste with a long aftertaste with a long aftertaste of roasted coffee and fruit.

Combination suggestions:

• Néboa cheese 650g Gandería Quintián
• Cheese Agarimo 550g Gandería Quintián
• DoSouto 100% natural extra wild blackberry jam 220g

Recommendation:

• Serve between 14ºC and 16ºC.