Nanclares Y Prieto "O Bocoi Vello" Rias Baixas 2024

Nanclares Y Prieto "O Bocoi Vello" Rias Baixas 2024An incredibly special wine, and only second vintage being released, that is a favorite of Silvia's (that's her on the barrel). An exercise in old school winemaking coming from vines aged 25 95 years, the grapes are hand harvest and sorted, then foot tread to undergo a 2 day maceration, before being gently pressed. The juice then ferments and ages in massive 90+ year old 1900L chestnut barrels that Silvia reconditioned. Flinty and floral on the nose,

The result is Sangiovese with substance

this became my first (accidental) GSM

and a gamey note reminiscent of salami

Press 4 White • March 2023 Direct Press Selection

A still strength soju

with zero dosage

in the region politics is everywhere

A refreshing sparkler that is crisp with fresh strawberry aromas

they work in a low-intervention style

There is a long

refreshing menthol on the finish

Bovin comes from purchased fruit and it's meant to represent the liter bottles that negociant's sold in the 50s and 60s and customers could bring back for refills