OUR VINEYARDS
SOIL AND VINEYARDS
The whole vineyard has Albariño grapes which are cultivated on a pergola system and located in different areas within a radius of abut ten kilometres, and close to the sea.
The lie of the land is not uneven but it is quite unusual due to the fact that most of the soils contain xabre, a type of subsoil which results from the decomposition of granitic rock and which has great drainage capacity.
The environmental climatic conditions combined with the variety of soil types (poor, acidic and loose sandy soils) provide the grapes with their individual, fresh, aromatic character.
GRAPE HARVEST
After rigorous work in the field and appropriate ripening controls, it is the winery itself that decides on the date for harvesting, which is usually during the second half of September.
All the grape harvesting is done by hand; selecting bunches within the vineyard itself. Transportation to the winery is immediate, in small boxes of perforated plastic, so that the grape arrives whole and in an optimum condition for wine-making.
Later the grape juice is taken to stainless steel vats where the process of fermentation begins.
DISTILLATION
We make our own spirits, following traditional Galician methods of double distillation over an open flame in copper stills.