O Cabalin

Adega O Cabalin · Valdeorras, Spain

Single vineyard wine, with co-planted local varieties. High intensity aromas on the nose of red fruits, black pepper and leather. On the plate the wine is full body with flavors of crunchy red fruit, bright minerality, spice and tobacco. Wine is powerful and elegant, tannins are fine grained.

Farming
Organic practices

Harvest Method
Hand harvested

Varietal
80% Mencia, 20% Garnacha Tintorera

Age of Vineyard
planted between 1918 and 1929

Vessel
Oak barrels 500L

Vineyard Yield
18,3 hectoliter/hectar

Soil Type
Shallow slates soils

Annual Production
2000 bottles

Vinification
Grapes are handpicked, 30% of the grapes are feet crushed as it was traditionally done, the rest is destemmed without crushing. Fermentation takes place in 500 L used oak barrels. The wine is then aged in the same barrels in contact with fine lees for 16 months.