Ribera Sacra ('Sacred Riverbank') is one of Spain's most dramatic wine regions, carved into the steep schist terraces of the Sil and Miño river canyons in Galicia. Mencía grape produces wines of haunting elegance — light in colour but complex in aroma, with red cherry, wild herbs, floral lift, and mineral precision from the slate soils. The heroic viticulture on near-vertical slopes has attracted comparisons to the Mosel and Northern Rhône.
| Year | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | Outstanding Ribera Sacra vintage; Mencía on schist achieved exceptional aromatic complexity and mineral precision from the river canyon terroir |
| 2022 | — | Fine balanced year with elegant, perfumed Mencía character; good typicity from the steep slate terraces |
| 2021 | — | Cooler year with more restrained Mencía; excellent acidity and floral character with good varietal precision |
| 2020 | — | Benchmark vintage; extraordinary schist mineral depth and Mencía aromatic complexity with excellent aging structure |
| 2019 | — | Classic vintage with fine Mencía expression; wild herb, cherry, and river canyon mineral in fine harmony |