La Perdida
Valdeorras, Galicia La Perdida is the tale, and the rediscovery, of a territory of great tradition but almost lost, forgotten. Difficult to work but also of great potential. We are in Valdeorras, Galicia, where Nacho Gonzales, a biologist, inherits his first vineyard from his grandmother, O Troncado. Others will follow for a total of 4 hectares. Nacho's wines are on the one hand experimental, on the other hand tremendously fascinating and children of the local tradition. No chemistry in any of the production phases, they are vinified in Tinaja, traditional terracotta amphorae, or in large, well-used barrels. Yields are minimal and the wines have great personality. The most curious thing is that the rows are mixed, in the sense that the vines are not varietal, so that within a few dozen metres one can come across different grapes, those that are part of local history, Palomino, Godello, Garnache Tintonera, Mencia and Sumoll. As they used to be, in fact, the vines are over 80 years old.