Viticultores Sílice, 'Sílice'
Viticultores Sílice, 'Sílice'
Viticultores Sílice, 'Sílice'
Viticultores Sílice, 'Sílice'
Viticultores Sílice, 'Sílice'

Viticultores Sílice, 'Sílice'

The Mencía, Albarello, Garnacha Tintorera, Merenzao, and Godello that make up the Sílice [SEE-lee-say] come from the slopes of the subregion Amandi in Ribeira Sacra. The slopes themselves consist of a combination of granite, sand and chalk soils. The vines are farmed using organic and biodynamic methods.

The grapes for the Sílice are hand-harvested (there is no alternative in the vertical vineyards of the Sil River Canyon) and vinified using indigenous yeasts. 80% of the grapes are destemmed, and 20% are whole-cluster.  The wine ages for nine months on its lees in a combination of neutral oak foudre, stainless steel tanks and concrete vats. 

Garnacha Tintorera is another name for the indigenous Portuguese grape Alicante Bouschet. 

Merenzao [mare-ens-OW] is the Galician name for Trousseau, which is predominantly planted in Portugal and used for making Port wines. 

Learn more about Silice here.

Mencía, Albarello, Garnacha Tintorera, Merenzao and some white grapes, mainly Godello

Ribeira Sacra (subzone Amandi, but made without the D.O.) Sil River Canyon, Galicia

12.5%

1400 cases

Grape(s)

Mencía, Albarello, Garnacha Tintorera, Merenzao and some white grapes, mainly Godello

Region

Ribeira Sacra (subzone Amandi, but made without the D.O.) Sil River Canyon, Galicia

ABV

12.5%

Production 

1400 cases

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