2024 Ladeiras do Xil 'Gaba do Xil' O Barreiro Valdeorras, Spain

2024 Ladeiras do Xil 'Gaba do Xil' O Barreiro Valdeorras, Spain

$31.00

Gaba do Xil ‘O Barreiro’ is a white wine produced from a single 16ha estate vineyard located at 400-500m in altitude, near the town of Larouco, which lies south of the Sil River with an Atlantic influence due to its location in a valley that forms an outlet to the sea. It was fermented in Lugar de Valbuxán, an old, historic pazo and winery in O Bolo county they renovated and brought back to life. With the restoration of Valbuxán, the wines of Ladeiras do Xil are now being made in the terruño of their historic homeland.

O Barreiro expresses the Atlantic character of this part of Valdeorras through its native varieties (mostly godello, but with other indigenous white grapes like doña blanca and treixadura) farmed organically and grown on red slate and clay soils. The O Barreiro vineyard selection, with very low yields and reduced volume, is an incredibly expressive, mineral wine with a complex structure. O Barreiro is fresh and precise, with salty minerality and a long, dry finish. Gaba do Xil is produced with organic, ancestral farming, and low intervention in a polyculture setting.

Vinification – Whole bunches are hand harvested in small boxes, with a meticulous selection made in the vineyard. The bunches are gently pressed and the wine undergoes a spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in temperature stainless steel tanks. Post fermentation, the wine is racked into stainless steel tanks, where it is then aged for four months on its fine lees without bâtonnage. No malolactic fermentation. Bottled unfiltered.

  • Vine Age: 20-80 years old

  • Soil: Red slate with clay

  • Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeast in temperature-controlled stainless steel.


  • Aging: Four months on the fine lees in stainless steel without bâtonnage

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