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Bernardo Estévez 
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Bernardo Estévez came into winemaking after an earlier career as an auto mechanic
in Vigo. He moved to Arnoia, a small town in southern Ribeiro close to the Portugal
border where his parents & grandparents are from, in 2009 after splitting his time
between the two. He now has 3ha of vines in 5 subzones, and manages them all himself.
Bernardo works organically and biodynamically, applying treatments and infusions that
he brews at home. His new line of wines are named “Chánselus” - “chans” means soil in
Castellano, and “lus” meaning light, or the exposition in relation to the sun. Therefore
“Chans e Lus” denotes “soil and exposition” which Bernardo feels are the main
contributors to the quality of his wine.
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The Ribeiro D.O. is an ancient Galician wine region located 45 miles inland from the
Atlantic Ocean, just north of Portugal. Ribeiro had historically produced Spain’s most
prestigious white wines, but in the early 20th century oidium, phylloxera, and war
devastated the region and Ribeiro’s wines lost favor. Native vines were torn up, and
Palomino was widely planted due to its higher yields. Cooperatives took over most of the
production. By utilizing a mix of old-fashioned and modern winegrowing methods,
Bernardo and a few others are responsible for the revitalization of artisanal Ribeiro
winegrowing.

The Wines

Chanselus Castes Brancas is Bernardo’s main white wine, a field blend consisting
primarily of Lado & Treixadura along with other indigenous varieties of his region. The
fruit is harvested by hand and pressed whole cluster directly to old
500L French oak barrels and 1500L chestnut foudre (his grandfather’s) for primary
fermentation with wild yeast and aged 9-10 months before being bottled with minimal
sulfur and light fining & filtration, and aged in bottle at least 14 months before release.
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Chanselus Cepas Vellas is Bernardo’s old-vine white wine, a field blend consisting primarily of Lado & Treixadura along with other indigenous varieties of his region. The fruit is harvested by hand and pressed directly to tank for primary fermentation with wild yeast, and then transferred into old 500L French oak barrels and chestnut foudre (his grandfather’s) to age 9-10 months before being bottled with light fining and filtration, and aged in bottle at least 14 months before release.

Chanselus Castes Tintas is Bernardo’s main red wine, a field blend consisting of all the indigenous red varieties of his region. The fruit is harvested by hand in early October, destemmed and foot-trodden, then wild-yeast fermented and aged in old 300L & 600L French oak barrels for 9-10 months before being bottled with minimal sulfur and light fining & filtration, and aged in bottle at least 14 months before release.

Location



General Info


  • Founded: 2009
  • Region: Galicia
  • Appellation: Ribeiro
  • Village: Arnoia
  • Elevation: 120-250 meters
  • Climate: Atlantic
  • Soils: Granitic
  • Vineyard Land: 3 Ha
  • Farming: Biodynamic
  • Grower: Bernardo Estévez

The Cellar


  • Chanselus Castes Brancas: 2015
  • Chanselus Cepas Vellas: 2015
  • Chanselus Castes Tintas: 2015​
  • Issué: 2014

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