- Mostly Mencía, with Brancellao, Mouratón, Sousón & Garnacha Tintorera
- Grapes are harvested from a variety of steep, terraced sites on both slate and clay
- Fermented with indigenous yeasts in large open-top wood vats
- Aged in neutral barrel for 20 months
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
Spain
Region:
Galicia
Appellation:
Ribeira Sacra
Variety:
Mencia-based blend
Color:
Red
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ES-BIB-01-21 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2025-02-25
"The 2021 Lalama blends 85% Mencía, 8% Brancellao and 7% other grapes from Val do Bibei, Ribeira Sacra. Aged up to 14 months in barrels and foudres, it displays a deep purple hue with blue tones. It's expressive, with herbal and red fruit notes, hints of blood orange, pomegranate, violet and a subtle barrel influence. Fine tannins, slight freshness and a touch of wet earth balance its ripeness. The 2021 is well-structured and attractively long."
Jancis Robinson
Score
16
Date
2024-10-08
"Delicate nose. Notes of redcurrant, herbs and hints of truffle. Flavourful with firm but subtle tannin and herbal touch on the palate. Worth every euro of its price. (FC)"
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2020
John Gilman
Score
94
Date
2023-07-10
"As I have mentioned in the past, Dominio Do Bibei is located in the most isolated and rustically beautiful corner of Ribeira Sacra, Quiroga-Bibei, where the terraced mountain vineyards are planted on granite to the customary regional blends dominant in Menc¡a, co-planted with smaller percentages of Brancellao, Garnacha Tintorera, Bastardo and Cai¤o. The Lalama bottling is made from de-stemmed grapes, fermented with indigenous yeasts and raised in older Burgundy casks prior to bottling. The 2020 Lalama comes in at fourteen percent octane and delivers a pure and very refined bouquet of pomegranate, cassis, cigar wrapper, graphite, granitic soil tones, a touch of fresh herb tones, cigar smoke and just a touch of cedary oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and beautifully balanced, with superb depth at the core, excellent transparency and grip, fine-grained tannins and a very long, focused and complex finish. This is a great bottle in the making, but give it some hibernation time in the cellar to let those suave tannins start to fall away and the wine to drink with generosity. 2033-2085. "
2020
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2023-11-16
"One of the more reliable, affordable and available reds from Ribeira Sacra, the 2020 Lalama has the wild, herbal and spicy character, the berry fruit and balsamic notes from the Menc¡a (which is 85% of the wine) and the tasty palate with some sweet fruit and spice flavors. It lingers in your mouth after you swallow."
2018
Wine Advocate
Score
93+
Date
2022-02-28
2017
Decanter
Score
94
Date
2021-08-23