Algueira Brancellao 2014
Descripción
La Brancellao es una variedad autóctona, muy escasa y de baja productividad. Fue hegemónica en la Ribeira Sacra antes de la filoxera, para después ser condenada al olvido. Apenas existen monovarietales elaborados con esta uva. Es una variedad muy interesante, color cereza, que da vinos muy finos, manteniendo la acidez y con gran riqueza de aromas de frutos rojos, especiados, balsámicos y de hierbas aromáticas y notas minerales procedentes de los suelos de pizarra de la zona.
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Viñedo y elaboración
Opinión de los críticos
"The youngest red was the 2014 Brancellao (not easy to see on the label), a varietal from 30-year-old vines on very steep slopes that was fermented with full clusters in 600-liter open barrels, foot trodden and matured in barrel for one year. They used some 225-liter chestnut barrels as well as 225- and 300-liter French oak ones. It's a light and pale-colored, subtle and aromatic red, with an ethereal palate where the fine-grained tannins are nicely balanced by refreshing acidity. This showcases the potential and elegance of Brancellao, a grape that was ignored for a very long time that still has quite a lot to say. With time it develops a slightly animal character that I've seen in other wines, and it's quite subtle and does not dominate; I wonder if it's inherent to the variety. I need a lot more experience with Brancellao, because it's a grape that is really starting... 3,800 bottles produced."
Añadas: 2015 2014 2013
Acuoso, insípido, insustancial. Malo, malo, malo.