Dominio do Bibei
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Dominio do Bibei,
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Produced from the local Mencia grape (100%) with vine age of between 50 and 100 years. Pure and spicy red fruit, fine acidity and tannin. Perfumed aromatics, detailed red fruit, very fine. A fine introduction to a lesser known grape variety, which is showing its huge potential in the right hands.
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Ribeira Sacra is one of the most exciting regions to emerge from Spain in recent years. Situated in the North-Eastern corner in Galicia, the area is remote, the landscape arid and mountainous. Domino do Bibei's winemaker, Javier Domínguez, is producing modern wines with beautiful definition and verve, using traditional grape varieties such as Mencia, Garnacha and Muraton for the reds and Godello, Albariño and Dona Blanca in his whites.
The vineyards are steeply terraced at high altitude, up to 670 metres. There is little top soil with the old vines working hard to survive amongst the rocky terrain of slate/schist. These are thoughtful wines which not only please but also challenge the senses through their extraordinary purity and detail. No stainless steel is used, fermentation and storage is in wood and cement. Grapes are hand harvested and are fed via a gravity system.