Appellation: Ribeira Sacra
Climate: Atlantic
Varieties: Mencç©©a
Soil: Slate, Granite
Elevation: 400-600 meters
Vine Age: 60 years
Pruning: Espaldera
Farming: Practicing organic

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Lousa is the name for the slate soil that predominates in the Ribeira do Sil and Amandi subzones of the Ribeira Sacra region. The slate serves a great purpose, heating up during the daytime sun to help the grapes ripen, as well as imparting the minerality and intensely floral and spicy aromatics that are the trademarks of the Ribeira Sacra regions wines. Aldea means village in the Galician dialect. In addition to focusing on single parcel wines, Envç©©nate produces village wines in each region where they work.

These Mencç©©a grapes are fermented 100% whole cluster with wild yeasts in open top plastic tubs, then raised in used 300 and 400 liter French oak for 11 months with no racking. A touch of SO2 is added only at bottling, and the finished wine sees no fining or filtration. It is a very fresh and elegant vino tinto with classic, lifted aromatics of black pepper, pomegranate, and herbs, which leads to an elegant and crystalline palate with loads of saveur, peppery tannins, and a dry finish.