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Ribeira Sacra · Spain
In 1979 Fernando planted his first plot on an overgrown piece of land belonging to his wife Ana's family. Today the vines grow on Roman-era terraces above the Sil, on slopes of up to 85%.
17 Red wines, 16 White wines. From CHF 19.00.
Godello
CHF 69.00
Godello
CHF 49.00
Godello
CHF 49.00
Godello
CHF 49.00
Godello
CHF 45.00
Godello, Albariño, Treixadura
CHF 45.00
Godello, Albariño, Treixadura
CHF 45.00
Godello, Albariño, Treixadura
CHF 42.00
Godello, Albariño, Treixadura
CHF 42.00
Godello, Albariño, Treixadura
CHF 42.00
Godello, Albariño, Treixadura
CHF 36.00
Godello, Albariño, Treixadura
CHF 38.00
Caiño, Sousón
CHF 52.00
Caiño, Sousón
CHF 52.00
Caiño, Sousón
CHF 45.00
Merenzao
CHF 79.00
Merenzao
CHF 89.00
Mencía
CHF 55.00
Mencía
CHF 59.00
Mencía
CHF 48.00
Mencía
CHF 89.00
Mencía
CHF 48.00
Mencía
CHF 46.00
Mencía
CHF 45.00
Mencía
CHF 99.00
Caiño, Sousón
CHF 35.00
Merenzao
CHF 35.00
Mencía, Sousón, Grenache
CHF 25.00
Mencía
CHF 35.00
Godello
CHF 37.00
Godello
CHF 19.00
Godello
CHF 37.00
Godello, Albariño, Treixadura
Sale price
CHF 24.90
Regular price
CHF 28.00
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Origin
Doade belongs to the municipality of Sober in the province of Lugo and lies in Amandi, a subzone of the Ribeira Sacra on the Sil. The terraces below the village are up to 85 percent steep, and some of them date back to Roman times.
After the Spanish Civil War many of these terraces were abandoned. Since the beginning, Algueira has been restoring them piece by piece, among them terraces in Doade and Abeleda.
The people
In 1979 Fernando González planted his first plot, «Carballo Cobo», on an overgrown piece of land belonging to the family of his wife Ana. Bringing vines back to a site like this was a real risk at the time.
Today the family farms around 25 hectares in 86 plots along the Sil. Since September 2025 Algueira has sold two wines through La Place de Bordeaux, the trading system of the big Bordeaux châteaux, as one of only a few Spanish wineries.
Philosophy
Algueira relies on the old grape varieties of Galicia.
Besides Mencía and Godello, the family grows Merenzao, Brancellao, Caiño, Sousón, Dona Branca and Treixadura, and bottles some of them on their own, Risco for example as pure Merenzao. The terraces are worked by hand, and the cellar work is kept to a minimum.
A vertical
Godello from Algueira, 2009 to 2023. The best way to see how the white wines age is side by side.
Godello
CHF 69.00
Godello
CHF 49.00
Godello
CHF 45.00
Godello
CHF 37.00
Terroir
Mainly slate, which drains well and holds heat. Some plots also have granite and quartzite.
Mencía, Merenzao, Brancellao, Caiño and Sousón for red, Godello, Dona Branca and Treixadura for white. Pizarra is pure Mencía, Escalada and Brandán are pure Godello.
Mediterranean, with a strong Atlantic influence.
In the cellar
Picking is by hand, fermentation with native yeasts. In the winery a gravity system moves grapes and must without pumps.
For the Pizarra the Mencía grapes are trodden by foot, and the wine then ages 12 to 18 months in wood. Escalada is a barrel-fermented Godello, while Brandán comes from stainless steel. The Homenaje 2013, from 50-year-old vines in Amandi, spent 21 months in French oak barriques.
Algueira's whites age for a surprisingly long time. We stock Escalada in several vintages going back to 2009, and a 2009 shows honey, dried fruit and roasted nuts while still tasting fresh.
Our advice: buy two bottles of the youngest Escalada, drink one now and put the other away for five years.
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It began in 1979, when Fernando planted his first plot, “Carballo Cobo”, on an overgrown piece of land belonging to his wife Ana's family. Reviving viticulture in such a tough setting was a real risk. Today the family farms around 25 hectares in 86 plots along the Sil and beyond. Algueira is one of the pioneers that brought heroic viticulture back to the Ribeira Sacra.
In Doade, in the municipality of Sober in the Galician province of Lugo. The vines grow on the steep slopes above the river Sil, right in the Ribeira Sacra in north-west Spain. The terraces reach gradients of up to 85 percent and date back to Roman times. The soil is mostly slate, with granite and quartzite in some plots. The climate is Mediterranean with a strong Atlantic influence.
Algueira focuses on Galicia's old varieties: Mencía, Merenzao, Brancellao, Caiño and Sousón for reds, Godello, Dona Branca and Treixadura for whites. In our shop, Pizarra and Homenaje are pure Mencía, Risco is pure Merenzao, and Fincas blends Caiño with Sousón. Escalada and Brandán are pure Godello, while Finca Cortezada blends Godello, Albariño and Treixadura. Patrimonio brings together Mencía, Sousón and Garnacha.
For white, the Brandán 2024: pure Godello from stainless steel, fresh with green apple and lemon, good with seafood or as an aperitif. For red, the Patrimonio 2018, the most affordable red and already drinking well. Then, if you want to know what Algueira is really about, open a Pizarra: 100 percent Mencía from slate, grapes trodden by foot, 12 to 18 months in wood.
Prices range from CHF 19 for the Brandán to CHF 99 for the Homenaje 2013. Most wines sit between CHF 35 and 55, with the older vintages towards the top.
Remarkably well, especially the whites. That is why we stock Escalada in seven vintages from 2009 to 2023 and Finca Cortezada back to 2009. A 2009 Escalada shows honey, dried fruit and roasted nuts and still keeps its freshness. Our tip: buy two or three vintages and taste them as a vertical. Pizarra and Fincas also go back to 2009 in our shop.
A limited special edition of 5,000 bottles, made from 100 percent Mencía. The vines are 50 years old and grow on a 60 percent slope in Amandi, one of the sub-zones of the Ribeira Sacra. The wine spent 21 months in French oak barriques. In the glass: forest berries, plum, cedar and tobacco, with slate on the finish. Drink it with game or slow-cooked dishes.
Serve the reds, such as Pizarra, at 16 to 18 °C. Escalada, a barrel-fermented Godello, is best at 8 to 10 °C, Finca Cortezada at 9 to 12 °C. The whites go well with seafood, shellfish and grilled fish, the reds with lamb, game and mature cheese.
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