Description

Akilia Villa de San Lorenzo Blanco is made with bunches which come from a small west-facing plot of 0.5 hectares which has clay-loam soils on quartzites and slate where vines about 75 years old grow. The grapes are harvested manually and fermented in 2,000-liter tanks. 70% of the resulting wine is aged on its fine lees for 5 months in stainless steel tanks and the rest is aged in used 228-liter French oak barrels for 5 months. The vineyards are located on the slopes of the Aquilian Mountains, imposing massifs which surprised the Romans on their arrival in Bierzo because they also found a large presence of eagles (aquilias), hence the name of the Akilia winery, where Mario Rovira is the architect. His aim is the recovery of old vineyards of native varieties which reveal the full potential of the Bierzo. Undoubtedly a young project with a very personal identity but with all the character of this surprising and much-admired wine region.