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D.O. Ribeira Sacra

Introduction | History | Geography | Climate | Viticulture | Viniculture | Wines | Wineries  

The Ribeira Sacra is one of Spain's most spectacularly beautiful vineyard areas. Its vines are planted in the steep valleys and precipitous gorges of the Rivers Miño and Sil as they wind through Galicia's lush green countryside. Spiced wines from Amandi, one of the DO's subzones, are legendarily said to have been shipped to classical Rome along with the lamprey from the River Miño to be served at emperors' tables. Today a new wave of investment in stainless-steel equipment and of controlled experiments in the bodega is producing excellent varietal whites as well as the big, aromatic reds for which the area was originally famed. However, even after consolidation via cooperatives, winemaking here remains extraordinarily artesanal, a reflection of the tiny landholding scale and farmhouse bodegas as well as traditional, virtually organic growing methods.

Since yields are low, these wines are searched-after and not easy to find on the export market.

 

Fact file

CRDO address:

Comercio 6 - 8

27400 Monforte de Lemos

Lugo

Spain

DO established

1997

Last updated

27 May 2009

Telephone

+34 982-410-968

Fax

+34 982-411-265

E-mail

info@ribeirasacra.org

Website

www.ribeirasacra.org

Vineyards:

Subzones

Amanda, Chantada, Ribeiras do Miño, Ribeiras do Sil, Quiroga-Bibei

Area under vine

1,228

 

 

Altitude of vineyards

-

Soil types

-

Principal grapes (w)

Albariño, Godello, Treixadura, Loureira,Torrontés, Dona Branca

Principal grapes (r)

Mencía, Merenzao, Brancellao

Permitted grapes (w)

-

Permitted grapes (r)

Garnacha, tempranillo, caiño tinto, sousón, mouraton

Experimental grapes (w)

-

Experimental grapes (r)

-

Organic viticulture

-

Climate:

Max. summer temp.

-

Min. Winter temp.

-

Average rainfall

-

Average sunshine

-

Production:

Maximum crop

White: 10,500 kg/ha

Red: 9,500 kg/ha except other permitted varietals: 11,500 kg/ha

Yield

-

Equivalent hl/ha

-

Production 2006 (l)

3,360,800

Production 2007 (l)

2,923,700

Production 2008 (l)

2,656,590

Wine types:

White

min. 11º % vol

Rosé

-

Red

min. 11º% vol

Other

min.10º% vol

Ageing in oak:

Crianza

-

Reserva

-

Gran Reserva

-

Wineries:

Number of Wineries

98

Total exports - 2006

-

Total exports - 2007

133.00 hl

Total exports - 2008

-

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