“A beautiful expression of Galicia’s Atlantic style of red wine.” - Decanter, 94 points

Weighing in at a bantamweight 12% alcohol, this is a light-framed wine that your grandma would probably say needs a good meal. Light in colour and body, it's made from the brilliantly named Bastarda grape (aka Trousseau in France) and gleams like a pale ruby in your glass. It's delicately flavoured, showing juicy red berries and sour red cherries cut with redcurrant and cranberry and the influence of the time that it spent in oak is conspicuous by its absence. Despite the filigree tannins, it's a wine that will age counter-intuitively well, just as Trousseau does in the Jura. If you like northern hemisphere Pinot Noir, taken right to the edge of ripeness, then this is a wine you will really appreciate. 12% alc. Drink now-2036.

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Press review:

The Wine Advocate: "It's serious, elegant and nuanced, with faint floral notes, hints of blood orange peel and white pepper. They are hoping to plant some more of the variety, because it works very well in sandy and granite soils. It's delicate, elegant and fine-boned, with a vibrant mouthfeel and effervescent acidity and the salinity from the granite soils. Delicious. Drink now-2031." 96 points

Decanter: “Pale in colour, this 100% Merenzao (Bastardo/Trousseau) from Ribeira Sacra and Valdeorras is delicate and finessed. It is a vibrant wine with cranberry crunch and added lift from the faintest of greenness in the form of tomato vine and wild herbs. Plush strawberry dominates the palate, where 12 months in French oak is barely noticeable. A slatey character drives the wine, which offers a beautiful expression of Galicia’s Atlantic style of red wine. Drink now-2029.“ 94 points