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As Xaras

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As Xaras Bottle
Appellation
Vino de España
Variety
Mencia
Age of Vines
20
Farming
Sustainable
Soil
Sand, granite, schist, red slate
Altitude
500-600 meters
Fermentation
Hand harvested, whole cluster, natural yeast fermentation in tank and plastic fermentation bins, pigeage, 40-60 day maceration
Aging
8 months in a 20HL concrete tank and neutral 500L French oak barrels, vegan

Press Review

This is varietal but with less fruit, more nuanced and more about the soil. It's ethereal and expressive, nuanced and elegant.

- Luis Gutiérrez, 2019 Vintage

Overview

As Xaras is 100% Mencia from the villages of Chandoiro and Larouco in the Val do Bibei. This narrow valley escaped the development of the Val do Sil with its hydroelectric dams – resulting in wines with more fruit than minerality. In contrast, the vineyards in the Bibei were nearly abandoned and cling to crumbling terraces surrounded by scrub and forest and the vines produce a much more vertical, nervy, and refreshing version of Mencia – precisely the type of Mencia Curro and Jesús prefer.

Ratings & Reviews

92+

2022 As Xaras

Source: WA

93

2019 As Xaras

Source: DE

93+

2019 As Xaras

Source: WA

Galicia, Spain
  • Location
    Galicia, Spain
  • Appellation
    Vino de España
  • Proprietor
    Curro Barreño & Jesús Olivares
  • Winemaker
    Curro Barreño & Jesús Olivares
  • Size / Elevation
    12 hectares / 350-750 meters

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