The Flower and the Bee Sousón 2021
HK$ 188.31
2 for immediate shipment. More, available on 18/09/2025
Features
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Alcohol
13.0%
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Serving
Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Winemaking
Description
The Flower and the Bee Sousón - a Galician red wine that speaks with its own voice from the heart of the Ribeiro, born of a philosophy that looks to the past to reinterpret the future.
In the heart of the Ribeiro, among rolling hills and morning mists that slowly dissipate over the granite terraces, the Coto de Gomariz winery has cultivated a way of thinking about wine that is almost a form of resistance. " The Flower and the Bee Sousón" is not just a label - it is a declaration of principles: to bring the indigenous Galician varieties to the general public without diluting their wild character, without disguising them with technological make-up or robbing them of the roughness that makes them unique. The Carreiro family, at the head of the project, has spent decades revaluing forgotten vines and soils despised by modern viticulture. One of their bravest decisions was to bet on Sousón - a Galician red grape with thick skin and overflowing acidity - when no one else believed in its potential to make elegant red wines.
This wine comes from vines grown organically on soils of schist, sand and decomposed granite, in an area where the altitude and Atlantic climate provide a constant tension between ripeness and freshness. In a Ribeiro historically dominated by whites, launching a single varietal red wine from Sousón was not an act of marketing, but an act of faith.
Winemaking
The grapes are harvested by hand, selecting clusters that have reached the right point of ripeness, without losing the natural acidity that defines the identity of Sousón. After a light destemming, fermentation of The Flower and the Bee Sousón takes place in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts. The maceration, long but delicate, aims to extract structure without aggressiveness. The wine then rests for several months in stainless steel and a small part in used barrels, where The Flower and the Bee Sousón is refined without losing its vibrant energy. There is no filtering or aggressive stabilisation: the wine arrives in the bottle alive and raw, with all its power intact.
Taste
From the first contact with the glass, The Flower and the Bee Sousón is untamed and mysterious. Its colour, of an almost opaque violet intensity, anticipates a wine of character. On the nose, there are no concessions to the easy: wild blackberry, black plum skin, an echo of damp earth after the rain, and a subtle hint of wilted violets.
On the palate, the attack is direct, almost electric. The acidity of the Sousón pierces the palate like a bolt of sharp granite. With each sip, an austere symphony unfolds: blackcurrant, pepper, sour cranberries, black tea and a ferrous note reminiscent of wet iron. The tannin is firm, rustic, but not drying; it feels like the handshake of a seasoned winemaker. The finish is long, tense, with an Atlantic salinity that invites another sip. A wine that does not flatter, but seduces. It does not shout, but it lingers. Ideal to accompany red meats, traditional stews or simply to open the senses in front of a wine that does not want to please, but to move.
Shipping to Hong Kong
Estimated transit time: 3 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Complete box |
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| 1-5 bottles | HK$ 139.70 | 6 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 7-11 bottles | HK$ 139.70 | 12 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 13-17 bottles | HK$ 139.70 | 18 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 19-23 bottles | HK$ 139.70 | 24 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 25-29 bottles | HK$ 139.70 | 30 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 31-35 bottles | HK$ 139.70 | 36 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 37-41 bottles | HK$ 139.70 | 42 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 43-47 bottles | HK$ 139.70 | 48 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 49-53 bottles | HK$ 139.70 | 54 bottles, Free shipping! |
| 55-59 bottles | HK$ 139.70 | 60 bottles, Free shipping! |
