Adega Algueira, Serradelo, Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain 2016

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Tasted by: Sarah Jane Evans MW
(at 10 Spanish grapes to discover tasting, 28 Jul 2022)
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2028
Fermented with wild yeasts and aged in old oak to enable the character of the variety (Brancellao) to express itself. Deceptively pale in colour but nevertheless intense in flavour with penetrating acidity and a line of savoury minerality underneath the cranberry, spicy fruit. Memorable.
Adega Algueira, Serradelo, Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain 2016
Producer
Adega Algueira
Brand
Serradelo
Vintage
2016
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
Spain
Region
Galicia
Appellation
Ribeira Sacra
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
13.50%
Body
Medium
Oak
Lightly Oaked
Grapes
100% Brancellao