Peixe Da Estrada 2020
£16.31 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / North Ireland
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2020 Peixe da Estrada is a village red from Viana do Bolo at 650 to 825 meters in altitude. It was produced with a blend of red and white grapes on granite soils. It fermented with full clusters and indigenous yeasts, and 60% of the wine matured in used 500-liter French oak barrels and the rest in stainless steel for one year. This year, they used part of other grapes, some 20%, that were used for other wines they produced before, and the wine has a slightly different profile, paler and lighter, from a cooler and higher-altitude zone. They have gradually been making it narrower, with the idea to be very soft with the vinification and avoid the ripe fruit in the wine. It has a ferric nose, with notes of blood and iron, acid berries and wild herbs, with a sharp palate, precise, like laser cut, and less opulent than other years, more austere and streamlined. Superb! It truly transcends the vintage. 13,000 bottles were produced. It was bottled in December 2021.
Features
Type of wine
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Style
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Appellation
Alcohol
12.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Winemaking
Fermented with indigenous yeasts. Aged for 12 months in used French oak barrels.
Description
To speak of Peixe da Estrada is to speak of a wine that breathes Galicia in every sip. It is not just any red wine; it is the reflection of a landscape, of a difficult land, of vines that defy the slopes and the climate with admirable stubbornness. And behind this work, the artisans: Curro Barreño and Jesús Olivares, the creators of Fedellos do Couto. Two passionate people who, in their eagerness to rescue the essence of forgotten vineyards, have given life to a wine that speaks of tradition, history and a unique terroir.
The Peixe da Estrada vineyards are located in the villages of Fornelos de Filloás, Grixoa and Buxán, on the border between Ribeira Sacra and Valdeorras. The vineyards are 60 to 80 years old, planted on granite, sand and schist soils, at an altitude of 700 metres above sea level. These extreme conditions, combined with the area's Atlantic climate, give the wine a vibrant personality and electrifying freshness.
The blend of grapes is a tribute to the diversity of Galicia. One third of the wine is made from Mencía, another third from red varieties such as Mourantón, Grao Negro and Garnacha Tintorera, and the rest is completed with lesser known grapes such as Bastardo, Godello, Doña Blanca, Palomino and Colgadeira. Each one brings its own nuance, its own accent, its own history. It is like a gathering of friends where everyone adds something special to the conversation.
Elaboration
The philosophy here is clear: minimum intervention, maximum expression. The grapes are harvested by hand, selecting whole bunches which are then fermented with indigenous yeasts. The maceration is long, two months, to gently extract the purest aromas and flavours of the fruit. Peixe da Estrada then rests for 12 months in 3,000-litre foudres and 500-litre barrels of used French oak. Unfiltered and unclarified. What you see, what you smell, what you taste, is pure authenticity.
Taste
The first thing you taste when you raise the glass is an explosion of red fruit: juicy cherries, fresh blackberries, a slight hint of raspberry. But it's not all fruit; there's also that subtle minerality reminiscent of rain on stone, an echo of the earth from which it springs. On the palate Peixe da Estrada is a silky-textured wine, with a refreshing acidity that makes it vibrant, almost playful. The tannins are fine, integrated, as if they had been sculpted with patience.
If you taste it without haste, you discover new nuances in each sip: a hint of spice, a floral whisper, that enveloping sensation of wines that tell stories.
Peixe da Estrada is not just a wine, it is a journey. A bottled piece of Galicia, waiting to be uncorked.
Shipping to North Ireland
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| Bottles | Price | Over £340.80 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | £10.99 | £5.50 (-£5.50) |
| 7-12 | £14.91 | £7.45 (-£7.45) |
| 13-18 | £20.87 | £10.44 (-£10.44) |
| 19-24 | £28.54 | £14.27 (-£14.27) |
| 25-30 | £33.14 | £16.57 (-£16.57) |
| 31-36 | £37.06 | £18.53 (-£18.53) |
| 37-42 | £44.73 | £22.36 (-£22.36) |
| 43-48 | £48.99 | £24.49 (-£24.49) |
| 49-54 | £55.34 | £27.67 (-£27.67) |
| 55-60 | £59.47 | £29.73 (-£29.73) |
| VAT included | ||
