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Alcohol
12.0%
Description
In Val do Salnés, where almost everyone comes looking for Albariño and Atlantic breeze, Rodrigo Méndez decided to go against the trend out of conviction. He wanted to rescue the red memory of the area: those old vines, in small plots, that still conserved Caiño Tinto and other local varieties when the trend was to uproot or relegate them. It was a brave -and somewhat stubborn- decision: to demonstrate that Rías Baixas can also speak in red, with a fine, saline and precise voice, more nerve than muscle. Cíes Tinto is born from this philosophy: a blend of Caíño Tinto with contributions of Loureiro and Espadeiro, grapes from very old vines (60-80 years old) on sandy granitic soils, with the Atlantic setting the pace with humidity, cool nights and slow ripening.
Winemaking
In Cíes Tinto, the grapes are harvested by hand and the work in the winery aims for purity of line. After destemming, fermentation is carried out in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts, preserving the fresh fruit and the natural tension of the wine. It completes malolactic fermentation and is aged for around 12 months in a combination of used French oak barrels (225 L) and large foudres (approx. 1,500 L). The aim is not to "aromatise" with wood, but to refine the texture and blend the wine so that the granite and the Atlantic climate take over. Small production, almost artisanal in character.
Taste
In Cíes Tinto, the nose is more insinuating than exuberant: tart cherry and fresh raspberry, a delicate flower, a hint of fine spice and incense, and that wet stone background suggesting coast and granite. Straight and vibrant on the palate, with lively acidity that stretches the drink, very fine tannin and a subtle salinity that refreshes and sharpens. The fruit remains red and crunchy, without sweet ripeness, while herbal nuances and a slightly bitter and very clean finish (pomegranate skin, ribera herbs), long and mineral. An Atlantic red wine of precision: light in appearance, serious in intent, and tremendously gastronomic.
Shipping to Hong Kong
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