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Finca Cortezada Ribeira Sacra by Algueira 2017
Finca Cortezada Ribeira Sacra
by Algueira 2017
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($599.40 per case)
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Producer : Algueira
Region : Ribeira Sacra (Spain), Spain (Spain)
Bottle Per Case : 12 x 750 ml
Food Pairing : Cured Meat, Duck breast, Foie gras, Rich Fish, Soft Cheese
Tasting Notes
"A white blend of Godello, Albariño and Treixadura from slate soils, the 2017 Cortezada is named after the vineyards where the vines grow and comes from a very mineral plot that provides strong minerality. I find it phenomenal even if a little too young and faintly reductive, so if you're going to pull the cork anytime soon, consider giving it an energetic decanting and some time before drinking it. It has a combination of wild herbs, nettle and fennel, bay leaf, white pepper, something citrusy and a bitter twist, which give it complexity. It has a super expressive palate with underlying minerality and is nicely textured and tasty, with an almost salty finish. This should develop beautifully in bottle."
92+ points - Luis Gutierrez, Wine Advocate, Feb 2019
Specs
| Bottles Per Case | 12 Pack |
|---|---|
| Point Score | 92 |
| Bottle Size | 750 ml |
| Producer | Algueira |
| Region | Ribeira Sacra (Spain), Spain (Spain) |
| Alcohol | 13% alc./vol. |
| Style | Smooth and silky whites |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Farming Method | Sustainable |
| Grapes | Albariño, Godello, Treixadura |
| Food Pairing | Cured Meat, Duck breast, Foie gras, Rich Fish, Soft Cheese |
| Descriptors | Floral, Fruity, Mineral |
| Wine Type | White |
| Wood Presence | Oaked |
| Body | Medium |
| Price of Case | $599.40 |
The Producer
Algueira
The Romans first carved the Ribeira Sacra terraces (solcacos), over 2,000 years ago, into canyons and gorges so dizzyingly steep that it makes the hillsides of Côte-Rôtie look like nursery slopes. Over the centuries, monks and their many monasteries (hence the name Ribeira Sacra) expanded and maintained the gigantic network of solcacos and vines along the rivers Sil, Miño and Bibei. At the end of the 19th century phylloxera followed by economic depression, civil war and dictatorship ruined Galicia. The younger generations fled the country and what took centuries of pain and suffering to build was abandoned in decades.
Fortunately, local heroes such as Adega Algueira’s Fernando González Riveiro are restoring some of these historical vineyards and painstakingly reclaiming their heritage. Fernando is an exceptional vine grower and was the first to believe in the true native grape varieties from the area: merenzao (aka trousseau), brancellao, sousón, caiño etc.
Since 1980 he has done what no one else has; searching, selecting, re-planting and creating trials of grapes in different soils and expositions, vinifying them separately to understand which terroirs they’re best suited to, resulting in long-lived wines with an incredible mineral resonance.
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