A guide to Garnacha Tintorera worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.

Garnacha Tintorera in Bierzo

Bodegas y Viñedos Mengoba ★ 4.7

DO BierzoMencía, Godello, Garnacha Tintorera, Doña Blanca, Estaladiña12 haGrégory PérezWinemaker Grégory PérezCarracedelo

Bordeaux-trained Grégory Pérez works 12 hectares from a cellar at San Juan de Carracedo, with Espanillo parcels above 600 metres and Godello and Mencía plots at Arganza.

Signature wines: estaladina, la-grande-cuvee, el-rebolon, mencia-de-espanillo, mengoba-las-botas, mengoba-godello-viejo

Avenida del Parque 7, San Juan de Carracedo, Carracedelo, León, Spain

Cantariña Vinos de Familia ★ 4.5

DO BierzoGarnacha Tintorera, Mencía, Godello, Doña Blanca, MerenzaoFounded 2015Ysart Álvarez de Toledo familyVillafranca del Bierzo

Numbered single-parcel wines from two family vineyards above Villafranca, restarted in 2015 with 900 bottles of Garnacha Tintorera.

Tip: The numbered bottlings are single parcels, so ask which number came off which slope. Volumes are small enough that not all eight are in stock.

Calle Ribadeo 35, 24500 Villafranca del Bierzo, León, Spain

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