- Type
- Red Still, Dry
- Producer
- Peixes
- Vintage
- 2016
- Location
- Spain, Vino de Mesa
- Grapes
- Sousón, Field Blend
- Alcohol
- 13
- Sugar
- 1.5
- Price
- 602 UAH, 893 UAH
- Cellar
- 2 bottles
Producer
Bodegas Peixes is the new project of the 2 guys of Fedellos do Couto, Jesús Olivares and Curro Bareño, outside D.O. Ribeira Sacra, right in the Ourense massif, with vineyards that are exposed to the cold right to the limit where the grapes can have a good ripening. These are some of the highest vineyards in Galicia at 600-850 metres above sea level.
The 60-80 year-old gobelet trained vines grow along sinuous stone terraces. They are field blends of Mencía, Mouraton, Grao Negro, Garnacha Tintorera, Bastardo and Sousón which include 10-15% of white varietals Godello, Dona Blanca, Colgadeira and Palomino. Farming is a mix of organic and sustainable. Jesús and Curro work six hectares themselves, by hand, and with growers who manage a further two hectares. The winemaking is low intervention and constant across their three cuveés: they use whole clusters, long macerations and cool fermentations with indigenous yeasts. Wines are matured in large neutral oak and bottled without fining or filtration.
Ratings
2022-11-02 - 8.00
These brats continue to glorify my laziness. Lacazán, a loafer! But I could not resist a bottle from one of my favourite producers. Beautiful, slightly restrained, but still generous. Dark cherry, leather, VA and lots of spices. It’s fresh and juicy, with a medium body, well-integrated tannin, and good balance. Flavourful with a nice mix of spices, berries and chalk. Not simple, but it doesn’t stand in your way; it’s too lazy for that. Besides, every lacazan knows the value of pleasure.
2022-12-04 - 8.00
This review exists only to confirm my previous notes after consuming several bottles. Consistently good. I am glad that I’ve purchased all the remaining stock of this wine. Now I can slack for as long as I want.
2023-02-06 - 8.00
Delicious Sousón-based blend. It is complex, structured and intense. Pomegranate, dark cherries, coffee, dark chocolate, fig and sweet tobacco. There is tiny bit of VA for complexity and freshness. Spicy yet delicate and juicy palate. Wonderful.
