Adega Algueira - 2013 Carravel (Mencia) - Ribeira Sacra, Spain François Chidaine has an unsurpassed

François Chidaine has an unsurpassed reputation in the Middle Loire regions of Montlouis

but with bit more body

yet smooth

fermenting with indigenous yeast and using no additions

Adega Algueira - 2013 Carravel (Mencia) - Ribeira Sacra, Spain François Chidaine has an unsurpassedLocated in the green, cool Northwest of Spain, just above the Northeast corner of Portugal, Ribeira Sacra lies along the banks of the river Sil, and in the case of this wine, the vineyard is so steep that a ladder is necessary to go from terrace to terrace. Similar to another recent success story in Spain, Priorat, the vineyards that had first been planted by the Romans had been almost completely abandoned after the combined pummeling of the phyloxera