Sainas "Granito Rosa"
Regular price $35.00
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Grapes: Mencia
Region: Ribeira Sacra, Spain
Vintage: 2020
Viticulture: Organic
Soils: Granite
Vinification: Whole-cluster fermentation in 1000L open top fermenters with gentle, infusion style
Aging: 1 year
Fining or Filtering: None
Sulfur: Minimal
Notes from the Importer: In 2018, Javier Fernández González made a phone call that would alter the course of his already quietly celebrated Ribeira Sacra winery. Born into a family with a history of farming, Javier’s dream of the future went beyond the continuation of his father’s construction business, where he worked during the week. On weekends he focused on a winemaking project with the vineyards, most of which came from the family of his wife, María Jesús. He would go on to increase his family’s vineyard holdings to five hectares, with many old-vine parcels of local, indigenous varieties, along with a large focus on Mencía, the most widely planted red grape variety in Ribeira Sacra.