Bascois 2021: fragrant and elegant yet with a casual touch

• Grapes*: 40% Mencía, 20% merenzao, 10% Alicante Bouschet. 30% remaining: brancellao, grao negro, ferrón y sousón. *Estimated figures
• Wine-making: Grapes are handpicked and transported to the winery in 15 kg boxes. Only indigenous yeast was used for the fermentation process which took place in just one 500 ltr open barrel. 30% of the grape fermented with the stems and was foot crushed in the traditional way. The rest was destemmed but not crushed
• Ageing: The wine ages over a 12 month period in a 255 lt oak barrel
• ABV: 13%

All the grapes used to make this wine were grown in a single 975 m plot, facing north, on shallow slate soils. It is located at 800 metres above sea level, on the V shaped valley formed by the Casio river, tributary of the Sil river. The vines were planted on a gentle slope in the year 1910. They are 113 years old! They are farmed following organic agriculture procedures though not officially certified.

Our Wine

The wine has a cherry red color with some brownish tones, clear ruby ​​reflections and a low density.

Slowly unfolding, it stretches with balsamic aromas of undergrowth, among which rosemary stands out, followed by those of ripe, wild red fruit, and black fruit with plum skin and blackberry fragrance. Violets and slightly withered red roses offer elegant floral essences.

Aeration reveals a large volume of spices with black pepper at the forefront, followed by the elegant sweetness of black licorice; black is also the stone that serves as support, offering a base to the autumnal foliage; touches of talcum powder, roasted coffee beans and hints of ash draw a perfumed, fine and elegant nose, with a casual touch.

It has an elegant entry on the palate, with a direct and fruity attack (ripe black and wild red fruit) over a deceptively mellow background that ultimately grips you with power and intensity. Vegetal and spicy hints of ginger ale, along with a balanced mineral salinity, create layers of flavour.

Intense yet well-integrated and polished tannins, balanced with a sparkling citric acidity, build its structure with poise and agile character. It is deep, long, and persistent.