Dominio do Bibei Lapola Ribeira Sacra

In the late 1990s, Javier Dominguez was one of many young winemakers attracted by Ribeira Sacra’s old vines and untouched, Jurassic landscape. His family bought land in the Bibei valley, Ribeira’s most easterly sub-region, and today they own a 140-hectare estate, of which 45 are planted with vines.

There are much easier places to grow vines and make wines than on these steep slopes of the river, but Javier has worked tirelessly to revive the region and its indigenous vines, undertaking what is known locally as ‘heroic viticulture’.

Dominio do Bibei's Lapola is a blend of Godello, Albarino and Dona Blanco. It has deep, creamy citrus aromas with wild herbs and pristine minerality. Lees contact has given the wine a beautiful texture, and it will easily develop over the next 5 or so years.