2020 Valdesil Valderroa Mencia

One of the upcoming stars of the Valdeorras/Galicia is the winery Val De Sil which focuses strongly on the Galician grape Godello and the red Mencia. The bodega has its vineyards in the valley Sil with its unique slate grounds which make the wines of this house unique. Valdesil Valderroa is prepared from 100% mencía. The grapes grow at 500 m above sea level, on the high terraced slopes of the municipalities of Rubiá, A Rúa, Petín and O Bolo. The vineyards are on average 15 years old. The yield is limited to 25 hl/ha and the terroir consists mainly of dark slate. The plots were harvested one by one by hand with small baskets. Then a careful selection of grapes took place. The must was fermented with wild yeasts in stainless steel tanks and pumped over regularly. Finally, the wine was aged for 7 months in stainless steel tanks.

The Valderroa is Mencía in its purest state. The proximity to the Atlantic Ocean makes for an unprecedented fresh and delicate wine (especially for a wine from this price range). The Valderroa has a bright ruby red color, with a garnet border. In the nose we smell fresh pure notes of aromatic red fruit aromas (raspberry and plum) with mineral elements. On the palate, the wine is fresh, crisp and intensive with beautiful fruit and well-integrated tannins. All this makes this wine perfectly balanced. The Valderroa is a wine with an almost Burgundian profile. Fresh yet full bodied. Minerality, freshness and full of red, dark fruit in a glass that is the Valderroa.