D. Ventura
Pena do Lobo Ribeira Sacra Mencía
Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain
80+ year old vines. Old and insanely steep roman terraces planted to mencia. This wine needs a lot of air. If you don't give them air, they can seem like simple wines. I drank half, re corked and left alone in a cool place. Day 3 was nuts. Very intense representation of place. Electric acidity, vivid dark & juicy berries with intense granite minerality. Almost graphite like. If you like N. Rhone and Cru Beaujolais, pay attention to D. Ventura.
80+ year old vines. Old and insanely steep roman terraces planted to mencia. This wine needs a lot of air. If you don't give them air, they can seem like simple wines. I drank half, re corked and left alone in a cool place. Day 3 was nuts. Very intense representation of place. Electric acidity, vivid dark & juicy berries with intense granite minerality. Almost graphite like. If you like N. Rhone and Cru Beaujolais, pay attention to D. Ventura.
1 person found it helpfulAug 16th, 2016
Excellent Ribeira Sacra Galician Spanish red. Dry with nice depth and structure. Burst of red & blackberry. Nice finish. Quite good with pasta at Salare in Seattle.
Excellent Ribeira Sacra Galician Spanish red. Dry with nice depth and structure. Burst of red & blackberry. Nice finish. Quite good with pasta at Salare in Seattle.
Jan 22nd, 2017
Get yourself a rib eye and drink this. Match made in heaven!
This has more structure to it than Viño do Burato. But it has the same light body. Hints of blueberries and more than a hint of red fruits. Delicious.
Get yourself a rib eye and drink this. Match made in heaven!
This has more structure to it than Viño do Burato. But it has the same light body. Hints of blueberries and more than a hint of red fruits. Delicious.