- Village: Santa María de Rosende
- Vineyard: Finca as Bodegas
- Year of plantation: 1950
- Hectares: 1
- Altitude: 280 meters ASL
- Soil: Granite with some schist and slate
- Orientation: Southwest
- Plant density: 4000 vines / hectare
- Varieties: Mostly Mencía with Domingo Pérez (Trousseau), Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet) and Caiño
- Elaboration: Whole cluster fermentation in large oak vats. 30-day maceration followed by one year of aging in 1500-liter foudre. Bottled without fining or filtration.
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
Spain
Region:
Galicia
Appellation:
Ribeira Sacra
Variety:
Mencia-based blend
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-CDZ-22-21 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
92?
Date
2023-11-16
"The 2021 A Boca do Demo shows a combination of floral notes with earthy hints and a nose that combines some herbal and ripe notes. It comes mostly from slate soils with a small part of granite. They try to harvest early and do short macerations in a 1,000-liter oak foudre. The nose feels fresher than what the palate points at, and there are some earthy tannins. It's usually my favorite wine, but it did not have a great showing this time. 1,300 bottles produced."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2020
John Gilman
Score
95
Date
2024-05-14
"The A Boca Do Demo from Raúl Pérez and Rodrigo Méndez is made from classic regional field blend of Mencía, Bastardo, Mouratón, Caiño, Brancellao and Garnacha Tintorera. It is a single vineyard wine, from the Finca as Bodegas, which was planted in 1950. The wine is one hundred percent whole clusters and raised in older foudre and demi-muids. The 2020 A Boca Do 62 Demo offers up a deep and precise bouquet of cassis, dark berries, espresso, just a touch of pomegranate, sweet botanicals, stony soil tones, graphite, cigar smoke, gentle meatiness and a hint of cedar in the upper register. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, focused and soil-driven in personality, with a beautiful core of black fruit, fine-grained tannins, impeccable balance and a long, complex and utterly refined finish. This has more inherent elegance than the broader shouldered Finca El Curvado in this vintage. It is a truly stunning young bottle of Ribeira Sacra Tinto! 2034-2075+."
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2022-02-28
2018
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2021-06-15
2018
Decanter
Score
93
Date
2021-10-11
2018
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2020-05-14