A Portela 2015
Description
À l'époque romaine, Valdeorras était connue pour son or, d'où son nom qui veut dire « vallée d'or ». De son côté, A Portela veut dire « la porte du ciel ». C'est aussi le nom de la colline de 5 hectares située dans la localité de Larouco, d'où proviennent les vignes de Mencía avec lesquelles on fait ce vin super minéral
Fiche technique
Dégustation
Vignoble et élaboration
L'avis des experts
Fragrant crushed-rose and lighter cherry aromas here with a very fluid, even and plush palate. Fine, yet powerful tannins. Dark stones and spices. Plenty of detail. Drink or hold.
The red 2015 A Portela was produced with Mencía grapes matured in French oak barrels for eight months and 20 more months in stainless steel, plus one more year in bottle. So, they offer this red almost five years after the harvest, which means the wine is developed and polished. It's quite ripe and time has given it more tertiary aromas, meaty and smoky with a hint of soy sauce, and the palate is round and juicy and combines ripe flavors with some acid berries that give it a bit of a spark. It goes more in the direction of a Northern Rhône than a Burgundy. 20,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2018.