Lagar de Sabariz

LAGAR de SABARIZ

Location
San Amaro village in Sabariz area, Ourense region (Galicia). The 7Ha of vineyards lie at a height of 500 m (1,300 feet) above the River Miño near the 2nd century BC Celtic settlement and later Roman fort of Lansbricae. The remains of amphoras found in the area suggest that wine was exported to Rome even then.
The estate is ringed by mountains, which protect the vines in wintertime and ensure an Atlantic-Mediterranean climate with average annual temperatures of 14oC and rain- fall of more than 1,000 mm per year. Summers are hot and usually dry.

Soil
The soil is made up of largely recent formations above a bed of very hard mother rock, basically consisting of very ancient granites from the Hercynian period and large amounts of quartz.
This produces an unusual “granite” viticulture based on acidic, loose, well- oxygenated soil that produces a fresh wine with a bouquet made up of orange blos- som, acacia, vines, Claudia plums and apricot with citrus and other aromatic notes.

Biodynamic Farming
The vines are grown organically using biodynamic techniques to ensure a living balance, and we treat them homeopathically with infusions of local herbs.
Our soils are poor but very much alive, though yields are low. In pursuit of biodiversity, the vineyard is surrounded by lavender, mint, rosemary, plum trees, peach trees and roses, much to the delight of insects, birds and small mammals (hens, ducks, geese and sheep).

Enviromental Approach
Our carbon footprint is tiny (28.98gr/1kg grapes). We work from the soul as our grandfathers did in the belief that good wine is in the grape. The land reconciles us with the world. For the presentation, we use a bottle weigh 400gr and it is produced in Leon, less than 200km from our estate, natural cork painted with natural honey-bee wax and we us watercolor for the capsules. Our label is written by hand, bottle by bottle, in order to support bottle recycling.