2019 · As Caborcas
Ladeiras do Xil
Red · Valdeorras DO, Spain
Fruit-forward
Dry · Bold structured · Floral · Smooth
Technical details
Vinification & maturation
Native-yeast fermentationFrench oak fermentationStainless-steel fermentationUnfiltered wineEgg-white fined15 months in foudresUsed French oak foudres
Grapes
MencíaMerenzaoSousónGarnachaGodelloBrencellaoOther indigenous varieties
Soils
Granite
Producer
Ladeiras do Xil
Spain
Ladeiras do Xil is an extremely low-production, single-vineyard estate in Galicia’s Bibei River Valley, spanning the Valdeorras and Ribeira Sacra appellations. Founded, managed and made by Pablo Eguzkiza, Telmo Rodríguez and Jorge Saa, the estate is revitalising the historic Pazo Valbuxán farm and its vineyard sites. Certified organic and farmed regeneratively, it produces grand cru reds and two whites from indigenous, bush-trained varieties. Grapes are hand-harvested, with indigenous yeasts and spontaneous fermentations reflecting a hands-off, site-focused approach.