Dominio do Bibei - 2014 Ribeira Sacra (Mencia) - Galicia, Spain Must be expensive

Must be expensive

apple and apricot flavors

Very moderate use of new oak merely amplifies the plush dark cherry

“Surlie” is a play on words referring to the French term “sur lie” that means aged on the lees

we think Mencia-based wines from Galicia (Mencia’s home) are some of the most exciting and interesting wines in the world--and this is the wine that first got our attention

Dominio do Bibei - 2014 Ribeira Sacra (Mencia) - Galicia, Spain Must be expensiveThis wine represents another repeated wine category because, again, we think Mencia based wines from Galicia (Mencias home) are some of the most exciting and interesting wines in the world and this is the wine that first got our attention. The terrain of Ribeira Sacra is rugged and the climate is transitional between Coastal Atlantic and Continentai. With a latitude roughly equivalent to the border of California and Oregon, this is not the sweltering