Adega Algueira Brandan Ribeira Sacra Godello 2024

Adega Algueira Brandan Ribeira Sacra Godello

Region: Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain

Vintage: 2024

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Godello

ABV: 13%

This wine is fresh and light with a smooth, elegant texture. Citrus and white peach notes dominate, complemented by subtle floral nuances. The wine displays well-balanced acidity and a pleasant, fruit-driven finish.

Brandán sources grapes from multiple vineyards located in the regions of Abeleda (Ourense) and Chantada (Lugo). The winery strategically plants Godello, an early-ripening variety, on cool climate slopes with east and northeast orientations to optimize growing conditions. The vineyards feature predominantly granite and slate soils and employ trellis cultivation methods alongside sustainable viticulture practices.

The grapes were mechanically destemmed and pressed, then fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks. The wine underwent malolactic fermentation and received no oak aging to preserve the purity of fruit.

Adega Algueira is a jewel in Ribeira Sacra’s magnificent crown. Described by Luis Gutiérrez as "one of the region’s leading producers with incredible vineyard holdings", this family-run winery is internationally recognised for producing refined wines from breathtaking vineyards perched on steep slopes that plunge towards the Sil River. While viticulture in Ribeira Sacra dates back to the Romans, phylloxera, economic depression and civil war left the terraced vineyards abandoned and worthless. In 1980, the year Fernando González Riveiro came to the region, it was a complete ruin. Convinced of its potential, he began the painstaking work to restore some of these forgotten vineyards. Years later, in 1996, the same year the Ribeira Sacra appellation was created, he built a winery in the renowned subregion of Amandi.