Ribeira Sacra – the tasting
Tuesday 8 October 2024
As Ferran claimed in Ribeira Sacra – a region in delicate balance yesterday, this dramatic landscape produces some of Spain’s most exciting wines. Here’s proof, in 65 deliciously compelling wines.
In an effort to highlight the exceptional wines coming out of Ribeira Sacra’s exceptional landscape, and to examine the importance of its mountain viticulture, I asked the region’s Consejo Regulador to organise a blind tasting for me at their headquarters in Monforte de Lemos. The tasting did not disappoint.
As you’ll see from the results below, whites from Ribeira Sacra are reaching a very high level. I especially liked the...
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