Red Wine Valderroa Carballo

The Red Wine Valderroa Carballo from Bodega Valdesil presents us with this Red Wine from D.O Valdeorras (Spain) made from the Mencía grape variety. A municipal wine made from a selection of Mencía grapes from the oldest vineyard parcels (pezas) in Carballeda de Valdeorras. The black slate soils and oak aging deliver a balsamic, spiced red wine with a mineral touch. CultivationThese are vineyards distributed in ‘Pezas’ or parcels with up to 45% slope and north-facing exposure, cultivated in bush vines at an altitude between 600 and 800 meters above sea level, in the municipality of Carballeda de Valdeorras. The vines are between 60 and 105 years old. They are characterized by colluvial soil, derived from the weathering of black slate rock. As for the climate, it is humid Mediterranean with continental tendencies, where temperatures and precipitation are staggered. VinificationFurthermore, the harvest is manual. It also has cold pre-fermentative maceration for 3 days. Fermentation and maceration in used, uncovered barrels with manual ‘pipeage’ for 15 days. Malolactic fermentation also in barrel. Regarding aging, it is 9 months in used 225-liter French oak barrels. The recommended consumption temperature is 16ºC. It also needs a few minutes of aeration to offer its full potential. It is recommended to consume until approximately 2022, provided it is stored in optimal conditions. It was rated 93 points according to the Peñín Guide.