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Finca Cuarta by Ruben Maure Ribeira Sacra 2017
Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, SpainFinca Cuarta is a rare 100 percent mencia grown at Ribeira Sacra in Galicia, northwest Spain. It was once thought to be a rogue cabernet franc clone (it’s not), although there are similarities: savoury fruit and rich, dense, soft tannins. The Ribeira Sacre version is mencia, grown on slate, in a colder climate that presents differently than Bierzo mencia. Finca Cuarta is on the deeper, more vibrant spectrum with earthy, firm, dense tannins, cardamom spice and juicy wild red and blue fruits sprinkled with a stony, mineral undercurrent. First planted by the Romans and expanded and refined by the monks during the Middle Ages, its many monasteries gave the ‘Sacred Shore’ its name. Carefully harvested by hand on steep vineyard terraces, typical of this appellation, this is 50-year-old vines and was aged in French and American oak barrels for at least three months.Tasted: 05 November 2019Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $21.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
Grape: Mencia (Jaen)CSPC: 30000UPC: 8427381000177
