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Ribeira Sacra, Viña do Burato, D. Ventura
Organic

Ribeira Sacra, Viña do Burato, D. Ventura - 2025

750 mL
Item # 20540

The "sacred banks" of the Sil and Miño rivers, just inland from Rías Baixas in Galicia, are so steep that they demand careful and laborious hand-harvesting. Ventura's old vines, along with his abhorrence of filtration and chemical yeasts, give this dark-fruited, pulpy wine its succulence. The wine is 100% Mencia, the grape of Bierzo, its neighboring DO. Unlike many of the jammier offerings of Bierzo, this Mencia has rusticity and fresh, punchy acidity reminiscent of a Cru Beaujolais.
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Color
Red
Vintage
2025
Country
Spain
Region
Ribeira Sacra
Producer
D. Ventura
Grape Variety
Mencía
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Production Methods

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

About the Producer

Ribeira Sacra, Spain Ribeira Sacra (“Sacred Banks”) is considered one of the most stunning landscapes in Spain. Located in the heart of Galicia, the sinuous River Sil cuts through gorgeous canyons lined with vineyards. This is where Ramón Losada and his family started a new project: D. Ventura. The famed Spanish winemaker has come back to his roots, utilizing what are essentially old family...

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More About This Wine

Spain

Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...

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Ribeira Sacra

Though this DO was only created in 1996, wine has been produced along the “sacred banks” of the Sil River in Galicia ever since the Romans came to town, bringing with them the knowledge that terraces make the best vineyards. The river exerts its cooling influence on the vines (mostly Mencía), which cling to their spots on terraced vineyards cut steeply up the riverbanks. Vines must struggle for nutrients here, and this gives concentration to the fruit. The red wines of Ribeira Sacra are...

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