Adega Sainas 2021 'Silente' Mencia, Ribeira Sacra

Vineyard Notes: This wine is the result of a group of small, organically farmed, estate plots in the town of Espasantes, where the winery is located. Each plot is vinified separately and the vinification methods are tailored to the individual plots to get the maximum potential out of each of them. The ‘Silente’ is a blend of 95% Mencía & 5% Garnacha Tintorera from 20-50 year old vines planted at an elevation of 340-420 meters above sea level. The soils are mainly sandy loam with a predominance of granite.

Winemaking Notes: The harvest took place in the second half of September. Manual harvest with selection of clusters in the vineyard and in the winery. Indigenous and spontaneous malolactic yeasts. Depending on the year, the percentage of whole cluster inclusion varies between 25-100%. 85% of the wine is aged in stainless steel tanks and the other 15% in French oak barrels.

This is a wine of synergies, where different plots come together to make a wine without artifice and as sincere as the soil from which it comes.