Region
Spain › Galicia › Vino de Mesa
Type
red · still
Grapes
Mencía
Alcohol
12.5%
Volume
750 mL
Available at
- Sabotage
- Wine Bureau#R5622
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About
As Xaras is 100% Mencía from the villages of Chandoiro and Larouco in the Val do Bibei. Vines grow on abandoned terraces surrounded by scrub and forest at 500-600 meters above sea level. The soils are sand, granite, schist and red slate. The average age is 20 years. Hand harvested, whole cluster, natural yeast fermentation in tank and plastic fermentation bins, pigeage, 40-60 day maceration. Aged for 8 months in a 20HL concrete tank and neutral 500L French oak barrels.
