Lomba dos Ares

Spain
Galicia
2021

Lomba dos Ares is Curro & Jesus’ village wine from their oldest and steepest vineyards on the west bank of the Bibei – the river that separates Ribeira Sacra from Valdeorras. Averaging about 70 years old, these sites offer a patchwork of indigenous varieties, with Mencia comprising the largest share and varying amounts of Bastardo, Caiño Tinto, Negreda, Garnacha Tintorera, Aramón, etc., (the wine is comprised of most of the grapes mentioned here). Fruit is hand harvested, left whole cluster and are cofermented with natural yeasts in tank. Long, gentle maceration with pigeage for 40-60 days and aged 10 months in a 32HL oak foudre along with a few neutral 300-500L French oak barrels.

94+ points
"The 2021 Lomba dos Ares is a village wine from Manzaneda produced with the field blends of 60+-year-old vines on slate, quartzite, gneiss and granite soils. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and full clusters, had 60 days of maceration and spent 11 months in 500-liter barrels and a 3,200-liter oak foudre. Like the rest of the 2021s, this is more austere, shy, quite concentrated but not immediate, a very complete vintage for the long haul. This wine has a longer élevage and feels serious and harmonious, with a juicy palate and acid berry flavors and the final rocky and austere sensation in the palate. 7,000 bottles were produced. It was bottled in December 2022."
Luis Gutiérrez,
Wine Advocate
Nov 16, 2023

SKU/Code: 
DB3467-21
Product Line: 
Wine
Red
Varietal: 
Mencia