From centenarian vines in parcels scattered around the Val do Bibei, mostly in and around Laura’s base of operations in Manzaneda. The soils are granitic sandy loam, and the vines are planted at 500-750 meters –these are the highest vines in the area and chosen for the fresh and bright character of their wines.
The grapes were destemmed and macerated on the skinsfor 23 days during fermentation, then aged in 500L old chestnut barrels for 12 months. Bottled without fining or filtering and with only a small sulfur addition.
Laura Lorenzo was the winemaker and viticulturist at an established Ribeira Sacra estate for close to a decade. In 2014, she struck out on her own with her project Daterra Viticultores, and now works smallplots of old vines
organically in the Val do Bibei-Quiroga subzone of Ribeira Sacra, in Valdeorras, and in Arribes del Duero. Through her meticulous work in the vineyard, Laura’s goal is to cultivate life in her soils that were once damaged by industrial viticulture, and to bring harmony to her vineyards and grapes. In the winery, Laura lets the grapes speak for themselves - fermenting with wild yeasts, utilizing older wooden casks for fermentation and elevage, and adding only small amounts of SO2 during the winemaking process.
