Light, elegant reds with a clear ruby colour and violet hints, soft tannins and a fresh palate, showing signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, strawberry, raspberry), flowers (violet, rose), soft spices and Mediterranean herbal notes. An airy style to drink young or with short ageing. Star of Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG in blends with Nero d'Avola, also made as a single variety. Indigenous Italian variety from south-eastern Sicily (Ragusa province).

Informations about the Winery Abadia da Cova

The winery offers 29 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Ribeira Sacra in the region of Galice

The Winery Abadia da Cova is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Ribeira Sacra to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 45000 of of Spain wines

In the top 2500 of of Ribeira Sacra wines

In the top 200000 of white wines

In the top 700000 wines of the world

The wine region of Ribeira Sacra

Galician DO of heroic viticulture on the vertiginous slopes of the Miño and Sil canyons, terraces among Europe's steepest. Mencía signature Atlantic red: fine and fresh with signature notes of raspberry, sour cherry, violet, fresh herbs, black pepper and slate mineral touch, delicate tannins and lively acidity — drinkable and elegant, a world away from warm Spanish reds. Taut Godello and saline Albariño in whites. Atlantic climate, schistous soils.

The wine region of Galice

Oceanic northwest Spain, cradle of the great Iberian whites. Signature Albarino of Rias Baixas: lively, saline whites with signature notes of citrus, white peach, white flowers, fresh almond and iodine minerality, a taut palate — a perfect match for Atlantic seafood. Also premium Godello (pear, citrus, butter), aromatic Treixadura. Supple Mencia reds (raspberry, herbs, graphite).

The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness

A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.