Finca Míllara was built on the vision of Fernando de
Santiago, an undertaking he kicked off nearly 20
years ago. To amass enough workable vineyard
acreage, Fernando reached out to hundreds of small
property owners, many with sites that had been long
abandoned of farming; he has spent years rehabbing
and replanting vines and rebuilding their original stone
terraces. The vineyards are maintained now as they
were; worked by hand on the impossibly steep slopes
above the Miño River without the use of herbicides. 

Finca Millara's modern facility is under the care of
oenologist Julio Jose Mourelle Lopez. Julio has
around the world experience, most notably advising
Stags Leap and Sterling Vineyards in Napa as well
as Dominio de Valdepusa (which belongs to
Marqués de Griñón) in Spain.

The Cuesta de los Olivos vineyard, on south-facing
slopes of decomposing red slate, is surrounded by
olive trees on Finca Míllara’s original terraces.

Tasting Notes: A fresh and cheerful Mencía where fruit is the principal
character. The short maceration and stem inclusion
during fermentation give this wine a Burgundian vibe.
Hints of rosemary and wet slate appear on the palate. 

Varietal: Mencia

Region: Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain