Winemaker Notes
Whole cluster fermentation in large oak vats. 30-day maceration followed by one year of aging in 1500-liter foudre. Bottled without fining or filtration.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
What differentiates the 2016 A Boca do Demo from the other reds from Castro Candaz is the stony character of the palate, with the strict austerity of the granite and some chalk, finishing dry and long. It's elegant and perfumed, with violets, red berries and blood orange peel notes, a super-mineral personality and very fine tannins. Simply superb.
Rating: 95+ -
Wine & Spirits
This grows at a 2.5-acre walled vineyard in Chantada planted in 1950. The wine is austere, tight and compact in its red fruit, without much to show in terms of aromas. But give it a day of air and you’ll find a delicious weave of red fruit and ferrous, mineral notes. Decant it for pulled pork.
Spanish red wine is known for being bold, heady, rustic and age-worthy, Spain is truly a one-of-a-kind wine-producing nation. A great majority of the country is hot, arid and drought-ridden, and since irrigation has only been recently introduced and (controversially) accepted, viticulture has sustained—and flourished—only through a great understanding of Spain’s particular conditions. Large spacing between vines allows each enough resources to survive and as a result, the country has the most acreage under vine compared to any other country, but is usually third in production.
Of the Spanish red wines, the most planted and respected grape variety is Tempranillo, the star of Spain’s Rioja and Ribera del Duero regions. Priorat specializes in bold red blends, Jumilla has gained global recognition for its single varietal Monastrell and Utiel-Requena has garnered recent attention for its reds made of Bobal.