Dominio do Bibei Lalume Ribeiro 2024
£23.95
The wine
White peach, nectarine, honeysuckle and herbs. Medium bodied with a lightly oily texture.
Lalume comes from the Avia valley in Ribeiro, a separate Galician appellation west of Ribeira Sacra and the oldest in the region, whose wines were exported to England and Italy in the Middle Ages. The blend draws on Treixadura and other local whites, and the appellation has spent thirty years recovering from the high-yielding varieties planted during its decline. Dominio do Bibei work the Bibei valley in Ribeira Sacra, on terraces so steep that everything is done by hand or by winch.
The producer
Dominio do Bibei
View all Dominio do Bibei winesIn the steep, terraced valleys of Ribeira Sacra, in Galicia, Dominio do Bibei is one of Spain most acclaimed estates. Farming schist and granite slopes that plunge toward the river, it works with the region native grapes and a fierce respect for terroir. This is Atlantic Spain at its most thrilling.
The domaine farms organically and biodynamically, tending old vines on some of Europe most dramatic terraces. Precise, low-intervention winemaking captures the freshness, minerality, and energy of the cool, wet climate. The style is pure, detailed, and distinctive.
The range spans structured Mencía-based reds and mineral Godello whites, from Ribeira Sacra and neighbouring Ribeiro. Each traces the wild, granite-driven character of Galicia.
To pour a Dominio do Bibei wine is to taste Spain at its most distinctive. Fresh, mineral, and profound, these are wines for the adventurous connoisseur.
