La Perdida1
About
One might call the wines of La Perdida “Island Wines.” The winemaker, Nacho Gonzalez, would definitely call them that. He will also venture to call himself “an island” for having some of the most progressive views on natural winemaking in all of Galicia. As far as we know, Nacho is a winemaker unlike any other in this region of the world. A biologist by training, he turned to winemaking when his grandmother bestowed upon him a vineyard site named “O Trancado.” Nacho brought it back to life from total neglect, through good farming practices and a desire to save the old vines rather than rip them up and replant. The vineyard now produces some of the most fascinating red wines in all of Spain, with Garnacha Tintorera no less, a grape not typically lauded by winemakers. It was his grandmother who told him the old vines were magnificent and should be cared for, and it was here in this moment that La Perdida was born.
In store1
O Pando
Larouco, Valdeorras, Galicia, Spain
Old vine Godello Viejo from the O pando vineyard, with sandy granite and clay soils. Incredibly low yields, with just a handful of bunches per plant. After a 5 day maceration, the juice was pressed into tinaja, with a portion of the skins submerged in the juice as it ages. A wine of potency and complexity, this harkens to the days before the stylistic influences of Burgundy swept through the region. Here the abounding minerality and volume of the juice feels saturated with the elemental signatures of this ancient winegrowing region, with notes of wild fennel, ginger, and parlsey stem leading us down the garden path.
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