Why this wine matters
More than a famous label.
The 2024 is Mencía-led with small amounts of other local grapes and gives the 366 a clear reference for the cool, vertical style of Ribeira Sacra reds.
Envínate · Ribeira Sacra, Galicia
Lousas Viña de Aldea
Mencía · raspberry · violet · pepper · slate · fresh
Lousas Viña de Aldea is a superb introduction to Ribeira Sacra: fragrant Mencía, Atlantic freshness and steep slate soils rather than oak-driven weight.
Country
Spain
Region
Ribeira Sacra, Galicia
Appellation
Ribeira Sacra DO
Grapes
Mencía · Sousón · other local varieties
Style
Red
Realistic spend
£24–£30
Budget band: £20–£35
Best moments
birthdaydinner partytasting nightgiftsunday lunch
A fragrant Ribeira Sacra red for tasting nights, birthdays and food-led dinners.
How it is made
The decisions behind the style.
Envínate works with small parcels and a restrained cellar approach designed to preserve perfume, natural acidity and the mineral character of the region.
What does it taste like?
The shape of the wine.
Raspberry and blackberry meet violet and pepper, with a medium body, fresh acidity and a slate-like savoury finish.
Body3/5
Acidity5/5
Tannin3/5
Sweetness0/5
Oak influence1/5
Freshness5/5
Aroma5/5
Serve it well
Serve around 14–16°C.
If this wine were human…
The friendly introvert
If Lousas Viña de Aldea were human, it would be prefers a good table to a crowded room and usually improves as the evening gets smaller.
nimblesharp-mindeddiplomaticunfussy
Does any of this sound suspiciously familiar?
Prefers a good table to a crowded room and usually improves as the evening gets smaller. You are capable of appearing very relaxed while maintaining several quite exact standards.
At dinner, you know when the table needs another bottle and when it needs coffee instead. Secretly, you enjoy being underestimated until the second half of the evening.
In short: prefers a good table to a crowded room and usually improves as the evening gets smaller. mencía energy, translated into a person.
Purely for fun — this is the wine’s fictional personality, not a psychological reading of yours.
What to eat with it
And the cheese?
No dead ends.
Start with this wine and move straight into cheese, or build a whole tasting around it.
Keep exploring
There are 365 more wines where this came from.
Research sources
This profile is researched against producer or similarly authoritative material. Vintage-specific details are kept separate from the permanent wine identity.