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From multiple plots of Menca vines with an average age of 40 years old, located in and around Ribeira Sacra. The grapes were harvested by hand and fermented in stainless steel tank with native yeasts. The wine rests in the same vessel for 8 months on the lees, then is bottled. No fining, light mechanical filtration, and small sulfur addition at bottling.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
Cultivated since Roman times, Ribeira Sacras steep terraced vineyards are some of the most picturesque and treacherous to work in the world of wine think of the Douro, Cote Rotie, or the Mosel. Like those most dramaticterruos, winegrowing here is not for the faint of heart; it takes spirited determination, eternal optimism, a sense of tradition, and a willingness to collaborate. Pedro Rodrguez of Adegas Gumaro embodies all of these qualities. Pedro descends from a long line ofwinegrowersworking in the Amandi area, Ribeira Sacras most prime subzone of south facing vineyards planted on localLosaslate, just above the river Sil. The previous generation, his parents Manolo and Carmen, still work with him in the vines.
They named their winery Gumaro (meaning rebel in Gallego) a term which has a special connection to history of this area. Local traditions honor an ancient revolt when armed brotherhoods, called Irmandades, challenged the local feudal nobility in the Irmandio wars of the 15th century. Masses of peasants and townsfolk tore down castles at Monforte de Lemos, Sandis, and elsewhere in Galicia, but the better equipped nobles eventually suppressed the revolution. But the Irmandio Wars have a particular resonance as a historical expression of rural Galician identity as independent, self-reliant, and locally focused: the Gumaros as local farmers fighting off interfering foreign nobles. In the beginning the Gumaro wines were simplejovenes,young wines that showed the slate-infused freshness of lush red fruit and supple texture, the kind of wines the area of Amandi was known for. They continue that tradition with their un-oakedTinto, but the bodegas focus (and ambition) has expanded over the years as Pedro improved the farming (consulting with famed Bierzo vigneron Ral Prez in the early 2000s) and dialed into the different vineyards that the family owns. At the same time, an interest in the regions history led Pedro to embark on a massive project of planting heirloom grape varieties like Caio, Brancellao, Merenzao (Trousseau), Sousn, Godello, Albario and Treixadura.
