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2021 Gaba do Xil Tinto Mencía, Telmo Rodríguez

2021 Gaba do Xil Tinto Mencía, Telmo Rodríguez

Valdeorras, Galicia, Spain

Slate Bloom

This is Galician Mencía with freshness, perfume and a lovely wild-fruited edge. From Valdeorras, it opens with raspberry, red cherry, blackberry and plum, followed by violet, pepper, dried herbs, earth and a cool stony mineral line. It is bright and aromatic rather than heavy, with that Atlantic Spanish energy that makes Mencía so compelling.

The palate is juicy, fresh and finely balanced, with red and black fruit carried by lively acidity and soft, delicate tannins. There is a savoury, slightly earthy edge beneath the fruit, giving the wine more character than its easy-drinking frame suggests. No heavy oak, no over-extraction, just pure fruit, herbs, slate and lift.

For when you want red wine with freshness, fragrance and a little Galician mountain charm.
Pairs with roast chicken, pork belly, lamb chops, mushroom rice, charcuterie, grilled aubergine, lentils with chorizo, or hard sheep’s cheese.
If this wine were… a flower, it would be a dark violet growing between cool stones.

Telmo Rodríguez is one of the defining figures of modern Spanish wine, working with Pablo Eguzkiza to revive historic vineyards, native grapes and regional traditions across Spain. In Valdeorras, their Ladeiras do Xil project focuses on steep Galician vineyards and local varieties, especially Godello and Mencía. Gaba do Xil Tinto is made from 100% Mencía, sourced from Larouco and Santa Cruz, including sites such as A Torgueira, O Barreiro, Valerio and Val. The wine is harvested by hand, fermented with native yeasts and matured for 12 months in stainless steel, preserving its freshness, fruit purity and slate-soil character.

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100% Mencia

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Telmo Rodríguez is one of the great figures of modern Spanish wine, celebrated for rediscovering historic vineyards, championing native grapes and bringing forgotten regions back into the spotlight. Working for more than 30 years alongside Pablo Eguzkiza, he has built a reputation for wines that are deeply rooted in place, shaped by old vineyards and made with a clear respect for local tradition.

In Valdeorras, their Ladeiras do Xil project has been especially important. This dramatic part of Galicia is defined by steep terraced vineyards, old vines and stony soils of granite, slate and clay. It is natural territory for Godello and Mencía, two varieties capable of producing wines with freshness, mineral tension and quiet complexity.

Gaba do Xil O Barreiro shows this philosophy beautifully. Made from Godello grown in the O Barreiro vineyard, it captures the precision and energy of Valdeorras: citrus and orchard fruit, fine texture, saline freshness and a clear mineral line. It is a brilliant example of Telmo Rodríguez’s gift for making wines that feel both historically grounded and completely alive.