Rich, ripe stone fruits with notes of ginger, sage, walnuts and wildflowers. Beautifully textured with a balance of structure, acidity and salinity. Find out more.
About the wine
A beautiful red/white blend that sings of Galicia. Light and mineral driven with notes of blackcurrant, tart pomegranate, dark plum, pear and kiwi fruit with just a touch of spice. Best served slightly chilled.
Proscrito translates to ‘the outlaw’ and pays homage to two grapes, Palomino and Garnacha Tintorera. In the words of Nacho ‘For years, they were the source of wines that nourished our past generations’, yet these two grapes, which have a rich history in the region, have been rejected by wine authorities and are not permitted in appellation wines. This is a wine which pays tribute to tradition whilst pushing against the tide.
The two grapes are fermented together, just as they have co-existed in vineyards for decades. After a 5-day maceration in stainless steel tanks, the wine is then aged in a mix of small and large old barrels for 6 months.
About La Perdida
Nacho's cellar is in Larouco at the heart of Valdeorras in Galicia in Spain's northwesternmost corner. This area has, for a number of years, attracted Spain's larger multi-regional wineries who jostle for the area's flatter fertile land on which the productive Godello thrives. Away from these plots, at higher altitude and on steeper slopes you can find parcels of old vines mostly co plantations of red and white native varieties: palomino, dona branca, godello, garnacha tintorera, mouraton, merenzao (trousseau!) and sumol.
In 2011 Nacho inherited one such parcel of 70 year old vines from his grandmother; O Trancado. And so began his life as a winemaker, as he brought the vineyard back to life through good farming practices and a desire to preserve the regions traditional grape varieties and practices, rather than rip them up and re-plant. He began accumulating parcels mainly around Larouco, actively seeking out isolated and remote plots of land and abandoned vineyards that he could bring back to life.
Nacho now works just over 5 hectares split into around 32 parcels of old vines. The wines are planted in gobelet on a mix of granite and clay soils and made up predominantly of garnacha tintorera (alicante bouschet) and palomino. All vineyard work is done by hand and Nacho, a biologist by training, is fascinated by soil health and the micro organisms that help the vine do what it needs.
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