Eixe
2019
Region
Spain › Vino de Mesa
Type
red · still
Grapes
Brancellao, Mouratón, Trousseau
Alcohol
12%
Volume
750 mL
Tasting Notes
Lovely blend of Merenzao, Albarello and Negreda. A beautiful bouquet of barberry, rhubarb, compote, blood, VA and grounded white pepper. It has a fresh and juicy palate and a medium-light body with a long aftertaste. Not simple, demanding, but charming.
One of my favourite styles. Vivid, delicate and sophisticated red that one might mistake for an intense rose. A beautiful bouquet of barberry, rhubarb, rose water, blood and grounded white pepper. Saline and fresh mouthfeel, medium-light body and long aftertaste. Beauty! By the way, it's slightly fizzy when only opened. So aerate if you dislike this feature.
About
A 40-40-20 blend of Merenzao (Trousseau), Albarello (Brancellao) and Negreda (Mouratón). Made from grapes from young 20-year-old vines found between the villages of Barco de Valdeorras and Vilamartin, mostly in Córgomo. Whole clusters of each variety are gently crushed and left to macerate at low temperatures for two months in large plastic vats separately. During this time fermentation occurs initiated by indigenous yeasts. Then the wines are blended and aged for 12 months in old 3,200-litre (or 500 litre)1 French oak barrels.
Footnotes
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According to indigowine.com, the wine was aged in big oak barrels, while according to europeancellars.com, it aged in 500 litre oak barrels. ↩
