RIBEIRA SACRA, SPAIN (Galicia)
Dramatic terraced vineyards plunging toward the Sil River—this is Spain's most breathtaking wine region, and Guímaro is one of its finest producers. The steep slate slopes yield Mencía of remarkable freshness: red fruits, violets, and a mineral edge. Pedro Rodríguez farms old vines by hand on near-vertical terrain. Steep-slope Mencía from dramatic Ribeira Sacra terraces. Old vines, slate soils—fresh red fruits, violets, mineral edge.