2021 Envinate Ribeira Sacra - Lousas Seaone

The Ribeira Sacra in Galicia, northwest Spain, is a storied ancient wine region that fell into neglect and obscurity in the 20th century and came roaring back onto the serious wine scene a couple of decades ago. It is a spectacularly steep set of river valleys studded with tiny, terraced, slate-and-granite-rich parcels of old vines, most of which are planted with mencía, a beautifully terroir-expressive red variety. ‘Envínate’ (= “wine yourself"!) is a collaboration of four friends from different parts of Spain who met in enology school and then banded together to make wines from Galicia and the Canary Islands. Both regions are strongly influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, resulting in wines of freshness, elegance, and moderate alcohol.Seone (pronounced “shao-nay”) is a single parcel of pure slate soils and 80+ year old vines at 400 meters altitude in the Amandi subzone of Ribeira Sacra. The farming here is practicing organic. The grapes - 95% mencía and the remainder other local red vari