A Torna Dos Pasas is a red wine made by Luis Anxo Rodríguez in Arnoia, D.O. Ribeiro, with Brancellao, Caíño Longo, Caíño Redondo, and Ferrol.
Luis Anxo Rodríguez created a small family tradition winery in Paixón, Arnoia, in 1988. It has 2.7 hectares of vineyards spread across 29 plots.
A Torna Dos Pasas Escolma is a red wine made with Brancellao, Caíño Longo, Ferrol, and Caíño Redondo, from the oldest vines of the winery, planted on slopes with sandy-siliceous soils.
The harvest is done manually. Each variety undergoes fermentation with indigenous yeasts separately in stainless steel tanks. The aging is 12 months in new French oak barrels. The wine is refined in the bottle for a minimum of 3 years before being released to the market.
Tasting Notes of A Torna Dos Pasas Escolma
A Torna Dos Pasas Escolma is a complex and balanced wine. The time in the bottle has polished the tannins, giving way to refined aging notes. It is a wine like its author, serious, austere, and with a lot of character.