Fedellos do Couto 'Lomba dos Ares', Galicia, Spain 2020 Luberri but doesn't lack subtlety

but doesn't lack subtlety

The wine opens with vivid tropical aromas of white flowers

with the mineral and peach notes echoing

This wine is full of rich dark fruits

Acidity and black currant fruit are just as important as the structure

Fedellos do Couto 'Lomba dos Ares', Galicia, Spain 2020 Luberri but doesn't lack subtletyLomba dos Ares is one of the most effortlessly elegant Galician reds weve stumbled across. Its comes from 70 80 year old vines growing on Granitic soils found high up the Val di Bibei near the border with Valdeorras at some 700m above sea level. Whilst predominately Mencia all the old vineyards of this area are inter planted with other varietals, so theres little bits of Caino, Mouraton, Souson, Godello and Garnacah Tintorrera in there too. All this