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Item Number: 5390

UPC: 8437008409399

Country: Spain
Region: Galicia Sub Region: Galicia
Appellation/AVA: Valdeorras DO
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2010
Grape(s): Mencía
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Viticulture: Organic
Soil Type: Granite and slate
Elevation: 1,749 feet



Tasting notes: Fragrant aromas of graphite, damp earth, Asian spices, and black raspberry lead to a surprisingly complex, sweetly-fruited, savory offering that is an outstanding value. Pair with herb-roasted chicken, pork loin or even salmon would be divine. And some sautéed mushrooms...

Vinification: After harvest, the skins mix with the unfermented juice for five days at 45°F, this pre-fermentation “cold soak” enhances the wines aromas, color and flavor. Once fermentation has taken place, the skins spend another 10 days in tank to extract all beneficial color and tannins. The wine is aged in stainless steel to emphasize the pure, young flavor of the Mencía grape.

What makes this wine unique? This wine is a superb value made from estate owned, organically grown grapes. Ladera Sagrada has the largest holdings of vineyard land in the Valdeorras appellation, and the bodega makes wine using only the best 20% of its grapes. The rest of the given year’s harvest is sold in bulk to other neighboring producers. CVA with Ladera Sagrada can source the best quality of grapes in Valdeorras and it has the ability to make the best wine values because it doesn’t need to buy grapes from other growers. The mineral character of A Portela gives the wine a special identity.