Ribeira Sacra Tinto, 'A Boca do Demo'

Score

92?

"The 2021 A Boca do Demo shows a combination of floral notes with earthy hints and a nose that combines some herbal and ripe notes. It comes mostly from slate soils with a small part of granite. They try to harvest early and do short macerations in a 1,000-liter oak foudre. The nose feels fresher than what the palate points at, and there are some earthy tannins. It's usually my favorite wine, but it did not have a great showing this time. 1,300 bottles produced."

Score

95

"The A Boca Do Demo from Raúl Pérez and Rodrigo Méndez is made from classic regional field blend of Mencía, Bastardo, Mouratón, Caiño, Brancellao and Garnacha Tintorera. It is a single vineyard wine, from the Finca as Bodegas, which was planted in 1950. The wine is one hundred percent whole clusters and raised in older foudre and demi-muids. The 2020 A Boca Do 62 Demo offers up a deep and precise bouquet of cassis, dark berries, espresso, just a touch of pomegranate, sweet botanicals, stony soil tones, graphite, cigar smoke, gentle meatiness and a hint of cedar in the upper register. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, focused and soil-driven in personality, with a beautiful core of black fruit, fine-grained tannins, impeccable balance and a long, complex and utterly refined finish. This has more inherent elegance than the broader shouldered Finca El Curvado in this vintage. It is a truly stunning young bottle of Ribeira Sacra Tinto! 2034-2075+."

Score

94

"The 2020 A Boca do Demo blends Caiño, Mencía and Bastardo from Ribeira Sacra. Aromatically intense, it evokes buttered pastry, soft oak and pitch aromas. The palate is compact and full, yet the flow remains light, finishing with a date-like impression and a subtle slate note. This is a flavorful, characterful red."

Score

94

Score

93

Score

93