Guimaro A Ponte 2019

Respecting traditional, pleasing all

Mencía, Caíño (Borraçal, Tinta Fernia), and Sousão (Vinhão, Souson)

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Floral, Black Fruit, Pepper / Spice, and Herbal, Sweet Spice and Toasted

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Galicia (Rias Baixas, Ribeiro), Spain

Grape Varietals:
Mencía, Caíño (Borraçal, Tinta Fernia), and Sousão (Vinhão, Souson)

Winemaking:
Organic and Minimal Intervention
Whole Bunch, Wild yeast, and On Lees Ageing

Maturation: 13-18 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Kebabs, Grilled Shellfish, Charcuterie, Chorizo

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Sambal Stingray, Rendang, Ayam Bakar

Adegas Guìmaro

Adegas Guìmaro is a small family winery producing a small and selected amount of wines in the traditional way. They own 8 hectares comprising of 30 to 100 years old vines and work another 12-14 ha. which are controlled by them.

Description

Guímaro A Ponte 2019

Grape Varietals & Region: A blend of primarily Mencía, as wel as Caiño, Souson, Brancellao, Merenzao. A single vineyard wine, Finca A Ponte, located at the highest part of Amandi at 400-550 meters above sea level from 10 years old vines planted on granite and slate soils.

Taste Profile: Clean and fresh, floral, spiced notes, quite juice and fresh on the palate, finesse and elegance all the way till the end. It's a wine that displays good complexity & depth, from young to cellared

Winemaking Process: Hand harvested, fermented in conical tanks with indigenous yeasts, full clusters grapes. The wine matures in a 5000-l. oak barrel for 16 -18 months, bottled in March 2021 without clarifying or filtering.

Elegant & Structured Reds

From Barolo to Bordeaux, these wines are steeped in tradition. The style covers a broad spectrum of flavor profiles, but tend to be elegant and structured and can be cellared for a long time.

These wines often have savoury tones of earth, bell pepper, tobacco, cassis, and are often medium to full bodied, with long finish & structured palattes