Dominio do Bibei Lalama Ribeira Sacra NV (750ml)
Product price
$34.99
Description
Mencía is the grape that defines red wine in Ribeira Sacra, the steep river valleys of Galicia, and it makes up 85 percent of this 2022 from Dominio do Bibei, rounded out by other local red varieties. The wine spent time in 300-liter barrels and larger foudres before bottling, a mix of vessel sizes that keeps the oak in the background. It reads as a modern take on the grape, built around a delicate Mencía core rather than power.
The aromatics run to pure red and dark fruit, cherry and plum with a lift of violet and a touch of blackberry, and there's a leafy, almost beeswax note underneath. On the palate it's juicy and plush, round through the middle with polished tannins and just enough grip to give it shape. The warm vintage brought fuller ripeness here, and the result is soft, moreish, and genuinely easy to drink.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Region | Galicia |
| Subregion | Ribeira Sacra |
| Vintage | NV |
| Size | 750 ML |
Expert Reviews
The 2022 LaLama is 85% Mencía with other red varieties from Ribeira Sacra. This aged for 12 months in 300-liter barrels and foudres . Slightly concentrated, it offers pure fruit and floral aromas, including cherry, plum, violet and a hint of blackberry. This is juicy, intense and plush in texture, with light grip that adds structure and depth. The 2022 is a modern style with a delicate Mencía core.
The red 2022 Lalama has a primary nose of bright berry fruit, leaves and a touch of honey and beeswax, with a sleek palate and a soft mouthfeel that makes it moreish and very easy to drink. In the warm 2022 vintage, it achieved higher ripeness, 13.6% alcohol, with a pH of 3.6 and five grams of acidity. It's round and has polished tannins. 77,750 bottles and 540 magnums produced. It was bottled in August 2024 after 17 months in oak containers of different sizes, but the oak is very integrated.