- Vintage
- 2020
- Region
- Ribeira Sacra / Spain
- Grape
- Mencia
- Type
- red
- ABV
- 13%
- Volume
- 75cl
- Aging
- Crianza
- Production
- Traditional
Castro Candaz A Boca do Demo · 2020
What would be the result if two of the most prestigious oenologists in northern Spain worked together to produce a unique wine? Well, the answer is here for all to try and it's called Castro Candaz A Boca do Demo. Rodrigo Méndez, a top wine producer in the region of the Rías Baixas, and his friend Raúl Pérez, a true wizard in the northern Spain winemaking world, have worked together once more to come up with one of the best red wines ever made in the D.O. Ribeira Sacra appellation. The cooler climes of the area of Chantada means harvesting takes place later than in other parts of the Ribeira leading to a risk of rain affecting the grapes. However, it's a risk worth taking when the resulting wine is the magnificent Castro Candaz A Boca do Demo. Wine production using whole bunches, an understated extraction, and the delicate aromas these two winemakers always achieve, come together to delight us with a light but complex wine which is accessible almost as soon as it's bottled but also has a wonderfully long future ahead of it. Castro Candaz A Boca do Demo shows an austere granite minerality and delicate tannins, with aromas of violets, red fruits of the forest, and blood orange peel. Old vines give the wine a Burgundy character, with an unusual fineness and an infinite range of nuances. Every part of the mouth is seduced by the freshness of this fine wine, while hints of flint fill the nose. Femininity and spices give it a rounded and subtle finish with a long and extremely elegant aftertaste.
Violets, Red berries, Flint, Orange peel
Elegant, Complex, Long finish, Refined
Roast meats, Small game, Cured cheeses
About the vineyard[+]
This wine-producing region in Galicia is one of the most fascinating in the country, due to both its spectacular countryside and the personality of its wines, which are finding more and more favour. Working in vineyards there is quite a risky business due to the steep inclination of the slopes where the vines are planted, often in not easily accessible places. These slopes are the result of the course of the rivers Sil and Miño, which flow down from among the mountains in the Galician interior and create picture postcard images of vines planted on terraces sloping down towards the river. The area has been traditionally known for producing red wines that are light and fruity, but an increasing number of wineries are venturing to bring out quality white wines. Historically, the most-widely used red grape variety, and the one which gives the most distinctive wines, is the Mencía that comes over as smoothly textured, silky and balanced. Among the whites, which are not so well-known but with definite potential, those made using the Galician classics, Albariño or Godello, are held in high regard and are very suitable for barrel fermentation. Situated between the south of Lugo and the north of Ourense, this singular mountain relief and the long stretches of valleys running along the rivers Sil and Miño mean that a diverse collection of soil types and microclimates are encountered. Therefore, the DO has divided the vine-growing area into 5 sub-zones according to their particular characteristics: Amandi, Chantada, Quiroga-Bibei, Ribeiras do Miño and Ribeiras do Sil. The soils have a high level of acidity and are mainly composed of slate and granite. As this is an inland region of Galicia, the climate is Atlantic with some continental influences and there is abundant rainfall.