Ribeira Do Guadiana

Ronsel do Sil

Alpendre Ribiera Sacra 2022

Wonderful, perfumey, floral, light red fruit — 6 months ago

Dominio do Bibei

Refugallo Ribeira Sacra Red Blend 2018

Elegant and Minerally. Great acidity with a spicy foundation of tobacco and some vanilla. Bright red fruit of the raspberry kind. — 4 years ago

Vinha do Cais da Ribeira

Reserva Douro Red Blend 2015

Starts with a jam flavor, followed by a vanilla-oak finish — 5 years ago

Dominio do Bibei

Lacima Ribeira Sacra Red Blend 2016

Best Spanish red I’ve had in a while. Mencia (or Juan in Portugal) great cab franc substitute. — 5 years ago

Fedellos Do Couto

Conasbrancas Ribeira Sacra White Blend

Sunshine bright. Medium acid and smooth finish. Apples and honey. — 6 years ago

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Quinta do Estranxeiro

Ollo de Sapo Ribeira Sacra Mencía 2023

Ted
9.0

New vintage. Same fun wine as last years. — 7 months ago

Jeni
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Rick, Raul and 4 others liked this

Fedellos Do Couto

As Xaras Mencía 2018

Newest encounter with this Ribera Sacra red. Tasted like a Loire in blind tasting especially given its funkiness, but it’s more complex & layered if you take your time & let it settle down. Blackberries, a bit of fermented apple cider, & wild raspberries- the tiny ones. I can drink this all day. — 3 years ago

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Dominio do Bibei

Lalama Ribeira Sacra Mencía

Jesus prepara una comida y lo llevo te va a molar fuerte — 5 years ago

Laura Lorenzo

DaTerra Viticultores Portela do Vento Blanco

This is a pretty cool take on non-sherry Palomino. It’s a little salty like fino but doesn’t have the flor notes obviously. — 5 years ago

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Dominio do Bibei

Ribeira Sacra Red Blend

Vin
9.1

Refreshing but a bit acidic, even on second and third day — 5 years ago

Fedellos Do Couto

Bastarda Merenzao 2013

Great chilled. Incredible purity of red fruits and watermelon twizzler. Charming tissue tannins — 8 years ago

Dominio do Bibei

LaPola Ribeira Sacra White Blend 2022

Mooie frisse wijn. Was ook fantastisch bij de kreeft met gruyère, kaffir limoen en sambal — 7 months ago

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Ramón do Casar

Galicia Ribeira White Blend

Fantastic wine. Normally I don't enjoy blends as much, but this wine has really found a good balance. I find a very subtle apple aroma. Then, in and out acidic on the tongue with a citrus finish, a hint of body in the background but not too heavy. Keeps it refreshing but still interesting with no lingering aftertaste, just a slow dissipating citrus. Great mix of triexadura, albarino & godello grapes — a year ago

Fedellos Do Couto

Cortezada Ribeira Sacra Mencía 2018

Wine with roasted whole chicken part 2: I used to adore Ribera Sacra, & then moved away with the inevitable rise in price & trend towards more modern styles. Not this. A short decant (45-60) to take the wind out of the Brett sails, & we were off: dense, brambly black fruits on nose & palate, with a distant barn door left open on the nose. Medium plus acidity. It’s the length though that impressed me, along with a freshness (at 13%). Evolves in glass, as if the fruit still has layers. Like a really good chinon. At about 28$, a high end QPR. Eric Solomon imp, interestingly enough. — 4 years ago

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Peza do Rei

Ribeira Sacra Adega Cachin 2019

Really enjoyed this. Very versatile. — 5 years ago

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Bodegas Rafael Palacios

As Sortes Val do Bibei Valdeorras Godello 2018

Från riktigt gamla godello-stockar (upp till 90 år) i en karg biodynamisk vingård i Valdeorras subregion Val do Bibei, nära Ribeira Sacra. Burgundisk känsla men med en egen unik smak. Grym koncentration och komplexitet. Sjungande mineralkänsla, citronolja, marsipan, vinteräpple, mynta, anis m.m. Avslutet är evighetslångt. Mkt välgjort vin för pengarna här. — 6 years ago

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Martínez Payva

Crianza Ribera del Guadiana Tempranillo

Frutos negros en sabor y olor. Regusto sabor higo y arándanos. Delicioso, solo eso sí, si no te agradan los vinos salados, este no es tu vino. Los vinos de la Ribera del Guadiana me recuerdan mi visita a Cáceres, la patria de Hernán Cortés, muy ácidos, ideal en un corte como Sirlon o Arrachera. Los vinos europeos no suelen ser tan salados, como los de México o Sudamérica pero éste es riquísimo.


Black fruits in flavor and smell. Incredible taste flavor figs and blueberries. Delicious, only that if you do not like salty wines, this is not your wine. The Ribera del Guadiana wines remind me of my visit to Cáceres, the homeland of Hernán Cortés, very acid, ideal in a cut like Sirlon or Arrachera. European wines are not usually as salty, like those in Mexico or South America but this one is delicious.
— 7 years ago

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