80% Mencía and 20% Sousón- from two 65-year-old vineyards planted on steep south-facing slopes of slate schist and quartz at – 600m altitude directly overlooking the River Sil near the village of Vilachá (in the province of Lugo Galicia). One of the vineyards is – planted entirely to Mencía while the other is Mencía co-planted with Sousón. Grapes are foot-trodden with 30% stems then – fermented with native yeasts in open vats and aged for 10 months in used French barrels followed by aging in bottle for a few – months before release. – Adega Sernande operates outside of the D.O. Ribeira Sacra. For reference the vineyards in question are located in the subzone – referred to by the D.O. as Quiroga-Bibei.