Quality of the wines of the Ribeira Sacra
The D.O. Ribeira Sacra is finalising this years grape harvest
The provisional figures of the harvest, by grape variety are:
MencÃa:4.689.542
Brancellao:10.028
Merenzao:10.799
CaÃño:2.673
Garnacha:307.925
Mouratón:3.945
Sousón:1.736
Tempranillo:40.962
Grado Negro:326
Albariño:28.960
Dona Branca:4.612
Godello:144.438
Loureira:879
Torrontés:1.960
Treixadura:20.729
TOTAL:5.269.514
These figures are approaching the production figure of 2005 that was 5,308,843 and which was the best figure until now at the D.O. Ribeira Sacra since the initiation of the D.O. in 1996. In that year 55 bodegas were working under the protection of the Denominación, compared with the 95 that were working this year. It has gone from 900 hectares to more than 1,200 hectares, this year also saw the incorporation of new production areas in different subregions. The number of wine producers has increased from 1,100 to more than 2,800 and production has jumped from 2,187,000 kilos to more than 5,200,000.
In this progress the development in the quality of the wines of the Ribeira Sacra should be highlighted, with the wines being endorsed year after year through numerous recognitions both national and international, its position in the international markets and its support from the consumers.
The Denominación will continue these trends with the expectations from this harvest being very good. The grapes that entered the bodega were in very good condition and of a high grade.