The shelter of the rivers provides a microclimate to the Ribeira Sacra, which, with the southern orientation of the steep slopes, favors the correct ripening that the grapes need to make wines that in Roman times were described as liquid gold from the Sil.
The Ribeira Sacra maintains all the essence of Galician wines, since all the native Galician varieties are grown there. The Ribeira Sacra is mainly oriented to the production of reds, although very interesting whites are also made. The Mencia variety is the most cultivated, giving rise to young, high-quality, fruity and highly aromatic wines.
The D. O. Ribeira Sacra was created in 1996. This region is a wine production area that includes an area of 2,500 hectares of vineyards. This extension represents 5.2% of the land dedicated to the vine in Galician territory, encompassing parishes and 20 municipalities located along the banks of the Miño and Sil, in the north of Ourense and the south of the province of Lugo. It is grouped into five different subzones: Amandi, Chantada, Quiroga-Bibei, Ribeiras do Miño and Ribeiras do Sil.
One of the differentiating characteristics of the ribeira sacra is that only local varieties are cultivated on its banks. There is nothing artificial here but yes a lot of essence in some strains perfectly adapted to the particular orography and climatology of the area. attentive and aware of this differentiation, the regulatory council protects the wines made, exclusively with grapes of the following varieties:
Mencía is, without a doubt, the most widely cultivated variety in the Ribeira Sacra region, producing top quality young wines that are highly aromatic. Mencía wines are intense cherry-red in color, brilliant and purple at the rim. On the nose a pleasant sensation is the first impression, with a moderately strong fruity aroma of a medium to long duration. Smooth in the mouth, they cause a pleasant sensation.
With their well-balanced acidity, these wines are high in alcohol content and correct in tannins. The result is a savoury, oftentimes meaty wine, and even slightly astringent. An elegant and fruity finish with a moderately intense aftertaste of ripe red fruits and prolonged persistence.
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