Fedellos loosely translates as "Brats", and Couto refers to the 12th century manor in Ribeira Sacra at the heart of the vineyards. It's a young project, started in 2013 by Luis Taboada (whose family has owned the Couto manor for generations), and winemakers Curro Barreño and Jesús Olivares. They lease 4 hectares of vineyards which are farmed organically and worked by hand - you couldn't do otherwise on these steep terraces! The vines are planted on terraces along the steep slopes of the rivers Sil and Bibei, with a myriad of grape varieties, altitudes, and expositions. The wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts and whole bunches, at low temperatures to favour a gentle extraction of colour and phenolics. All the wines share an Atlantic freshness and a slatey minerality that make these wines unmistakably Galician.
Fedellos Do Couto Lomba dos Ares 2016
13% abv
Nice intensity nose with notes of red fruits, orange peel, violets and cedar. It is very fresh in the mouth, showing a lot of finesse. This wine is sourced from an old vineyard on the slopes of the Bibei river, at 750 metres above sea level and planted with a variety of Galician grapes – Mencía, Mouratón, Garnacha Tintorera, Caiño, Bastardo. Fermented in Stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and whole bunches, at low temperatures. Aged in large old oak demi-muids.
- Reference #:
- 8177
- Strength
- 13 ABV
- Bottles per Case
- 6 bottles
- Grapes
- Caino de Terra, Grenache (Garnacha/Cannonau), Mencia (Jaen), Tempranillo (Tinto Fino / Tinto Roriz / Tinto de Toro), Trousseau / Bastardo
- Organic
- Yes
- Biodynamic
- No
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Sparkling
- No
