Ruinas

The vines grow at Sas Ruinas near Luras on poor, sandy soils with mineral-rich parent material; a merchant’s description places the site at around 350 metres above sea level, on weathered granite. After brief skin contact, the grapes are gently pressed, fermented under temperature control and matured in stainless steel on the fine lees. The wine is straw-yellow, full-bodied and soft, with fresh exotic fruit aromas, pronounced minerality and a characteristic bitter finish. The official product description calls it long-lived and unusually powerful in structure for a white wine.