Ladeiras do Xil Valdeorras LG Valbuxan Tinto Lexitimo 2020

"The pioneering duo of Pablo Eguzkiza and Telmo Rodríguez started working in the Val do Bibei in 2002. Recognizing the potential to make world-class wines in this historic valley, they began a project restoring vineyards that would take more than a decade to come to fruition.

Ladeiras do Xil is named for the hillsides along the Sil River (literally “slopes of the Sil”), which, along with the Miño River, is the lifeblood of the Ourense province, including the Valdeorras and Ribeira Sacra wine regions. Ladeiras do Xil produces a highly-coveted collection of extremely low-production, single-vineyard grand cru red wines: Valbuxán, As Caborcas, Falcoeira, and O Diviso, along with two white wines: Branco de Santa Cruz and Falcoeira Branco. All are field blends of indigenous grape varietals reflecting the purity and transcendence of one of the most exceptional terroirs in Europe. Ladeiras do Xil is a life’s project to recover and vindicate the exceptional sites along the Sil and Bibei rivers, uncovering their grand cru potential.

Lg. Valbuxán (Lugar de Valbuxán, “the place of Valbuxán”) is an ancient pazo or “house of labor” that are estates in Galicia located mainly in the mountains, where extensive pastures provided good places to raise livestock. These estates also used to have a cellar where grapes from the surrounding communities were pressed and vinified into wine." -Importer notes