Algueira Ribeira Sacra Carravel 2017 fww Some very subtle mango Weiss

Some very subtle mango Weiss bar over light herbal hints with lemon verbena and spearmint

Deep red and velvety colour

91 POINTS - James Suckling

Terroir: Typical soil of the appellation with large pink granite crystals

The Sarget de Gruaud Larose 2016 releases fruity aromas on the nose (black cherry

Algueira Ribeira Sacra Carravel 2017 fww Some very subtle mango WeissBoth Algueiras flagship Mencas are released five years after harvest. While the Pizarra hails from the warmer terroir of the Carballo Cobo vineyard, Carravel is drawn from several old vine terraces which hug a cool zone of perilously steep slate and schist soils in the Doade subregion. The fruit was hand harvested, then foot trodden and fermented with roughly 20% whole bunches in large wooden tronconique vats before spending between 12 and 24 months