2021 Guimaro Finca Meixeman Ribeira Sacra Featured_SF Chronicle 2026 broad and succulent

broad and succulent

The tannins are present but also beautifully integrated

as the nose reveals airy scents of ripe cherries and hints of stone fruit and crushed stone

drenching down the jawline and hitting the tongue with a cadre of spice

which reduces some of the medicinal character you would get from a traditional Scottish Peated Single Malt and allows the more barbeque smoke characteristic to shine

2021 Guimaro Finca Meixeman Ribeira Sacra Featured_SF Chronicle 2026 broad and succulentProducer: Guimaro Region: Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain Varietal: Mencia Year: 2021 Winemaker Notes: "From a single 1. 2 ha plot facing south east of 70 year old Menca vines planted on schist at 400 450 meters. This is the original family owned vineyard that helped the Rodriguezs create their adega. The cuvee gets a unique vinification with foot treading, partial whole cluster fermentation in open top cono, long maceration on the skins and raspnes,