Ted

9.2

Had this chilled and it delivered. Black cherry with a cola component. — 18 days ago

with Jeni

Liselotte Brouwers

9.0

Mooie frisse wijn. Was ook fantastisch bij de kreeft met gruyère, kaffir limoen en sambal — 9 months ago

Canon Thomas

9.2

DO Ribeira Sacra. Really liked this — 3 years ago

Sean Grullon

9.2

Elegant and Minerally. Great acidity with a spicy foundation of tobacco and some vanilla. Bright red fruit of the raspberry kind. — 4 years ago

Juan Alberto Cano

9.4

Jesus prepara una comida y lo llevo te va a molar fuerte — 5 years ago

Meg Herring

9.0

This is a pretty cool take on non-sherry Palomino. It’s a little salty like fino but doesn’t have the flor notes obviously. — 5 years ago

Martinez

8.9

Tolo do Xisto’s entry level wine, a a collaboration between young Galician winemaker Andrea Obenza and her former oenology professor Toni Coca, of Coca I Fitó. 100% Mencía from vineyards in Vilachá de Salvadur, in Ribeira Sacra. Juicy red fruit on the nose. Tart cherry flavors. Fresh, pure, high acidity. — 5 years ago

Taavi Davies

8.9

Bright, floral, but enough body to stand up to jamon — 8 days ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

8.9

Slightly off dry but balanced given the fresh acidity. Fresh, juicy, citrus. — 9 months ago

Vanessa

9.1

Ribeira Sacra is a breathtaking region in Galicia, Spain, where the pigmented grape ‘Mencía’ plays a key role in winemaking, producing beautifully perfumed & ambrosial reds.

Just close your eyes & imagine steep slopes plunging down into deep river canyons, with historic terraced vineyards perched along the hillsides, gently curving & weaving along and above the Miño and Sil rivers.

Hopefully this helps paint a picture of Ribeira Sacra’s spectacular terrain but it’s worth searching for actual images (if you’ve never seen it).

The term ‘heroic viticulture’ aptly describes the type of farming that takes place here, where vignerons must perform all vineyard tasks by hand, risking life & limb, to bring these unique and authentic wines to our tables.

This 2019 ‘A Ponte’ is a prime example, thanks to Pedro Rodríguez of Guímaro (meaning “rebel” in Gallego), named after his grandfather with a nod to the fiercely independent & self-reliant local identity.

This wine is made with 30% Mencía accompanied by local, heirloom varieties Sousón, Brancellao, Merenzao, Caiño Redondo, & Caiño Longo) grown on granite, slate and sand.

After harvesting by hand, the grapes underwent a wild ferment using 100% whole clusters, contributing to the fruit-driven profile. This wine was then racked into large (and old) Burgundian oak barrels for about 14 months and bottled without fining or filtering.

The result is gulpably delicious, balanced, & complex. It is overflowing with expressive notes of muddled strawberry, ruby red grapefruit, leather, raspberry, plum, blueberry, mulberry, rhubarb sauce, rooibos tea, violet, bacon fat, forest floor, black cherry, black forest cake, fennel, black licorice, anise seed, and wet moss.

On the palate, it’s dry with an energetic acid profile, soft & fine tannins, medium alcohol (13% ABV), overall medium body, & a lingering finish.

This wine tells a story of heroism, history, & place. Not to mention it’s a highly versatile food-pairing wine, which begs for a shared meal with loved ones. Cheers! — a year ago

with Deked1

Evandro Pereira

9.3

Vale muito mais do que custa. Leve, equilibrado, com textura de gente grande. Gosto muito — 5 years ago

Michelle Berryman

9.0

Really enjoyed this. Very versatile. — 5 years ago

Vin

9.1

Refreshing but a bit acidic, even on second and third day — 5 years ago

Matthew Robinson

9.1

Wonderful, perfumey, floral, light red fruit — 8 months ago

Ted

9.0

New vintage. Same fun wine as last years. — 8 months ago

with Jeni

Matt Perlman

9.4

@delectable this was the “Erea do Pobo.” Blend of godello and some other stuff. Beautiful wine, lots of citrus and a tinge of tropical with white flowers, mineral cut and curious herbaceous finish, a little like pine resin maybe — 2 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.3

Wine with roasted whole chicken part 2: I used to adore Ribera Sacra, & then moved away with the inevitable rise in price & trend towards more modern styles. Not this. A short decant (45-60) to take the wind out of the Brett sails, & we were off: dense, brambly black fruits on nose & palate, with a distant barn door left open on the nose. Medium plus acidity. It’s the length though that impressed me, along with a freshness (at 13%). Evolves in glass, as if the fruit still has layers. Like a really good chinon. At about 28$, a high end QPR. Eric Solomon imp, interestingly enough. — 4 years ago

with Owen

TwiLea Fletcher

9.0

04/26/23
Two years later I’m not getting the same feedback. I still enjoy but had more of a sweetness not overpowered.


12/16/21
Earth
Dusty
Dry
Acoustic Guitar
— 5 years ago

with Neal

Alex

9.2

Best Spanish red I’ve had in a while. Mencia (or Juan in Portugal) great cab franc substitute. — 5 years ago

Martinez

9.0

Bright, lively 100% Mencia from biodynamically farmed vineyards on the Miño river bank’s steep slopes in Ribeira Sacra. Cranberry and strawberry aromas, earthy notes. High acidity. Fresh, juicy. super quaffable — 6 years ago