Algueira Ribeira Sacra Carravel 2017 gsm nectarine and musk

nectarine and musk

Fresh final with small gourmand tannins

The fermentation takes place for 3 to 4 weeks in stainless steel barrels at 28 degrees

cherry and floral pastille flavors complemented by suggestions of cola and spicecake

This Altano red reveals scented floral aromas and focused

Algueira Ribeira Sacra Carravel 2017 gsm nectarine and muskBoth Algueiras flagship Mencas are released five years after harvest. While the Pizarra hails from the warmer terroir of the Carballo Cobo vineyard, Carravel is drawn from several old vine terraces which hug a cool zone of perilously steep slate and schist soils in the Doade subregion. The fruit was hand harvested, then foot trodden and fermented with roughly 20% whole bunches in large wooden tronconique vats before spending between 12 and 24 months