Fazenda Agrícola Augalevada 'Ollos de Roque' 2020 (Treixadura / Lado / Agudelo)

A blend of Treixadura / Lado / Agudelo from Galicia, Spain. 

winemaker Iago Garrido. 

The most Jurassic-style of Galice. With a background in agricultural engineering, Iago became fascinated with permaculture at a young age, and Augalevada is the first biodynamic certified winery in the history of Ribeiro. In 2009, he purchased a bit over 4 hectares and add planted himself two-and-a-half hectares in the following years. Iago built his cellar on the granitic hill over three floors, allowing for gravity during winemaking. He ages his wines in 500-litre and 600-litre barrels as well as 100 year old Jerez barrels buried underground in the cellar basement.

 Iago is showing off what he can do with his own vines. This is at the top end of his range. This was aged under a thin layer of flor in a combination of barrels and buried in amphorae, and is luscious and deep, the flor ageing really bringing out the salinity in the wine. Add some tarragon herbiness, pink grapefruit and rose and you've got yourself a heck of a wine. ABV: 12%