Region
Spain › Galicia › Ribeira Sacra › Ribeira Sacra DO
Type
red · still
Grapes
Brancellao, Caiño, Mencía, Sousón, Alicante Henri Bouschet
Alcohol
14%
Volume
750 mL
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Tasting Notes(1)
4.3
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Dòlio is F. Algueira's field-blend from the oldest vines on the steepest Doade slopes - slate soils above the Sil. The estate publishes the blend as 66% Mencía, 20% Brancellao, 6% Sousón, 4% Caíño, 4% Garnacha Tintorera. 14% ABV. Bottled under the Summum tier of Ribeira Sacra DO - a quality classification (introduced in the 2018 Pliego reform) requiring at least 85% principal varieties: Mencía, Brancellao, Merenzao, Sousón, Caíño Tinto. Summum sits above the standard DO tier and runs on a separate axis from the aging-based Vino de Garda / Vino de Garda Histórico classifications. 2020 in Ribeira Sacra: humid spring then long dry summer, small concentrated berries, lower yields, reds with crisp fruit and elevated alcohols balanced by acidity.