Fazenda Pradio Tinto 2021 Cruel Summer requiring a strict fruit selection

requiring a strict fruit selection to maintain concentration

The name translates from local dialect as to climb

and with zero added sulfur

but in balance

the estate harvests the fruit collectively and evaluates the resulting wines barrel by barrel in the cellar

Fazenda Pradio Tinto 2021 Cruel Summer requiring a strict fruit selectionGrape: Mencia Vintage: 2021 Type: Red Produced from hand harvested grapes on granitic hillsides in the Chantada subarea of Ribeira Sacra, this red wine represents a classic look at local viticulture. Winemaker Xabi Seoane manages the estate, utilizing spontaneous fermentation with native vineyard wild yeasts in neutral concrete vats. The winemaking focuses on manual techniques to capture site specificity and raw varietal expression from the granite