Envínate
Envínate - Lousas Viñas de Aldea, Ribera Sacra, Spain (2022)
Envínate - Lousas Viñas de Aldea, Ribera Sacra, Spain (2022)
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A little denser and plummier than previous vintages, but still super pretty with wild strawberry & raspberry, pepper, anise and aromatic herbs.
| REGION | Spain > Ribera Sacra |
| GRAPE(S) |
Mencía
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| VINTAGE | 2022 |
| ABV | 12.5% |
| FEATURES | Vegan, Organic, Low Intervention |
| SCALE | Dry |
This elegant high-altitude wine is beautiful grown on steep, sloping terraces that plummet towards the winding river below. The conditions are uniquely suited to Mencia and lend themselves to this plush, juicy red emblematic of the region.
A blend of Mencía and local grapes from vines averaging 60 years of age. The grapes are foot-stomped and fermented with 40% whole-clusters in a small open vat. Tiny quantities of this wine are made. Aged for 11 months in neutral oak barrels (228, 400, and 500 litres) and concrete tank
In Galicia, 2022 was a classic vintage in Ribeira Sacra, a throwback to earlier times: abundant rain in the fall and winter, a dry and warm March, and then a cool April and May that threatened (but did not deliver) frost damage. The summer started humid and mild but became hot and quite dry, with a few scattered storms that moderated ripening. Harvest started on September 11th.
Envinate is a collaboration between four friends from four different regions of Spain, the Canary Islands, Galicia, Extremadura and Almansa. Winemakers Roberto Santana, Alfonso Torrente, Laura Ramos, and José Martínez met while studying oenology and formed a wine consultancy and later Envínate, with the goal of expressing the distinctive terroirs of Spain and its Atlantic coastline. What makes Envínate special is its completely natural winemaking process, identical and consistent in each of Envínate’s four winemaking facilities. The team uses absolutely no chemicals in their process – all parcels are hand-picked, grapes are foot-trodden and wines are fermented exclusively with wild yeasts. Sulphur is only added to the wine prior to bottling, if necessary.
