Emilio Rojo 2022

Emilio Rojo 2022 is the result of the true essence of smallholder viticulture. A vineyard that climbs terraces; the Ribeiro white grapes in co-planting style, and a philosophy of colleiteiro that achieves the symbiosis between soil and viticulture. Emilio Rojo are unrepeatable vineyard and wine. Treixadura, lado, godello, albariño, caíño blanco, torrontés and loureira recall the historical past and the diversity of the environment. The complexity and sobriety of the large plots of Ribeiro. Floral notes and an extensive citrus and fruit background. Lively, vibrant and deep.

 

The warmest year

The year 2022 will be remembered in Spain and precisely in Ribeiro for the heat waves and water stress that occurred throughout the summer. The winter was quite dry, with temperatures similar to historical averages. At the end of February, the trend changed: March and April were wet and cold. This delayed budbreak, but entailed extra work in terms of canopy control during several days with a risk of frost. The month of May was atypical, as temperatures began to rise above 35ºC and there was no rain. During the summer, especially in July and the first days of August, temperatures were extremely high, reaching over 40ºC for several consecutive days. Despite the extreme conditions, the vines adapted their physiological development to a dry and warm year. The grapes were harvested on three days, August 30, September 5 and 9.

Colleteiro Vineyard

Emilio Rojo’s plot is located on the slope facing the morning sun in the Avia valley. Historic terraces next to the village of Ibedo that Emilio Rojo and his wife restored and cultivated as a vineyard in the 1980s. Their meticulous and personalized viticulture of each vine made them a reference in Ribeiro. The local varieties that are distributed in coplatation style express the balance of an extraordinary plot. A unique landscape that is represented every year in the bottles of Emilio Rojo..

Unrepeatable style

During the days prior to harvesting, the grapes are tasted vine by vine to decide which vines are harvested and which must wait. This selection also involves a deep knowledge associated with the analysis of colleiteiro: each of the socalcos brings an indispensable element to understand this landscape. The different treixadura, albariño, lado, godello, torrontés, caíño branco and loureira grapes were also selected on arrival at the winery by hand with absolute control of each cluster. Fermentation was carried out in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts and continued in the same tanks for the following 12 months. For greater protection, the wine contains sulfites. It was bottled in the summer of 2023 and aged 24 months in bottle before release.

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