Cuvées

Abad Dom Bueno Godello

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Bodega del AbadBierzo€€€€€Still White

Pale yellow with lemon glints, fragrant with ripe fruit over a delicate aniseed floral base and citrus lift, savoury and easy with a clean, long close.

Abad Dom Bueno Mencía

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Easygoing

Bodega del AbadBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Flooded with floral and fruit aromas, with more body and structure than most wines of its class, and a fleshy tannin that gives it grip.

Adriá Godello

4.1

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Bodegas AdriáBierzo€€€€€Still White

Adriá Silk

4.3

Dry · Savoury · Elegant

Bodegas AdriáBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Angelita de Valtuille

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Vinos LOFBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

Pale yellow with golden reflections and a notably complex nose: fresh apple and pear, grapefruit, caramel, bakery and herbal fennel, opening to acacia blossom.

Aphrodisiaque Mencía

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Almázcara MajaraBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Red with garnet tints, clean and bright, with fresh fruit, strawberry and morello cherry, round and fresh on the palate with amiable tannin.

Aphrodisiaque Rosé

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Almázcara MajaraBierzo€€€€€Still Rose

Pale orange with a thin layer of colour, intense on the nose with white flowers, then a fat, sweet-fruited palate with plenty of freshness and balance.

Armas de Guerra Godello

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Cooperativa Vinos del BierzoBierzo€€€€€Still White

Straw yellow with greenish nuances, fragrant with fruit and white flowers over a mineral and floral base, then a mineral, silky palate.

Armas de Guerra Joven

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Cooperativa Vinos del BierzoBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Morello cherry in colour, with red and black fruit over cabinet-wood and mineral notes, velvety and fleshy in the mouth as a classic Mencía should be.

Armas de Guerra Roble

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Cooperativa Vinos del BierzoBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Morello cherry with intense violet nuances, showing ripe red and black fruit with mineral and floral notes, velvety and fleshy on the palate.

Baltos

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Bodegas Dominio de TaresBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Airy and fragrant, with forest berries, juicy plum and graphite over a refreshing palate whose acidity reads as creamy rather than sharp.

Brezo Tinto

4.1

Dry · Easygoing · Fruity

Bodegas y Viñedos MengobaBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Campo Redondo Godello

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Bodegas Bernardo ÁlvarezBierzo€€€€€Still White

Lemon yellow with green tones and an intense nose that shows the variety's origin, with agreeable freshness and intense fruit expression on the palate.

Campo Redondo Tinto Roble

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Bodegas Bernardo ÁlvarezBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Intense cherry, well covered in the glass, powerful on the nose with ripe red fruit, then velvety in the mouth with well assembled tannins and noble wood nuances.

Capricho Godello

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Bodegas GancedoBierzo€€€€€Still White

Pale yellow with greenish flashes; citrus, white flowers and stone fruit of apricot and peach, long and persistent with acidity and alcohol in balance.

Carracedo Mencía

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Bodega del AbadBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

A floral lavender lift over the wet slate and peat signature of the Bierzo, with fine spice, blackberry, strawberry and plum, vibrant and long.

Casar de Burbia Mencía

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant

Casar de BurbiaBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Vibrant and silky: cherry, blueberry and flowers on an intensely floral nose, then a creamy, spiced palate with polished tannin and a long mineral finish.

Cepas Viejas Mencía

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Bodegas Dominio de TaresBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Bright ruby with an intense nose of black plum and forest fruits over fine spice and a light toast base, then a fresh, rounded, balanced palate.

Cuatro Pasos

4.0

Dry · Easygoing · Fruity

Bodega Cuatro PasosBierzo€€€€€Still Red

César Márquez Valtuille Vino de Villa

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Bodegas y Viñedos César MárquezBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Expressive and perfumed at a moderate 13 per cent, drawn largely from sandy soils that give a finer, lighter-framed Valtuille red.

El Castañal

4.8

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Casar de BurbiaBierzo€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Elegant, silky and very subtle: layered red and black fruit with oak, vanilla and clove and a herbal thyme and rosemary lift over firm but understated minerality.

El Pájaro Rojo

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Losada Vinos de FincaBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Delicate, fresh and fruity, with violets and red fruit on the nose and a rich, unctuous, velvety palate that keeps its freshness.

El Rapolao

4.5

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

Vinos ValtuilleBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

El Rebolón

4.6

Dry · Savoury · Funky

Bodegas y Viñedos MengobaBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Estaladiña

4.5

Dry · Funky · Rustic

Bodegas y Viñedos MengobaBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Estévez El Rapolao

4.6

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

Estévez Bodegas y ViñedosBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Finca Luna Beberide

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant

Bodegas y Viñedos Luna BeberideBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Raspberry hued, with rose petal and fresh herbs, an unctuous and generous palate perfumed by strawberry and cherry, and tannins that melt away.

Godelia Extra Brut Gran Reserva

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Bodegas y Viñedos GodeliaBierzo€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

Straw yellow, fresh and complex, with white flowers and citrus wrapped in bakery and nut aromas from the lees, a fine bead and a persistent close.

Godelia Godello

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Bodegas y Viñedos GodeliaBierzo€€€€€Still White

Bright straw, intense and fruity, with stone fruit, citrus and white flowers over a mineral base and light fennel and cut-grass touches, then a creamy, saline palate.

Godelia Mencía

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Bodegas y Viñedos GodeliaBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Concentrated red fruit with violets and mineral notes woven into the oak; fresh, fleshy and elegant with a good run across the palate.

Godelia Rosé

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Bodegas y Viñedos GodeliaBierzo€€€€€Still Rose

Pale pink with bluish reflections and a moreish floral nose of rose petal, jasmine and violets over red fruit, then a soft, elegant palate with real volume.

Gotín Mencía

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Savoury

Bodega del AbadBierzo€€€€€Still Red

A markedly fruity Mencía whose barrel time adds subtlety, elegance and complexity, with a silky, fruity and persistent entry on the palate.

Hombros

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Casar de BurbiaBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Highly aromatic, with wild blackberry, blueberry and delicate summer flowers, then ripe tannin, lively acidity and a harmonious, notably long finish.

La Bienquerida

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Losada Vinos de FincaBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Medium bodied with ultra-fine tannins and fresh acidity, layering wild blackberry, lavender, bark and white pepper against mandarin and orange peel.

La Faraona

4.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Descendientes de J. PalaciosBierzo€€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Medium intensity by design: fine red fruit and flowers, precise rather than ripe, with silky texture, very fine tannins and a long, balanced close.

La Jurisdicción

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Vinos LOFBierzo€€€€€Still White

Pale yellow with a faint green rim and fine slow tears; citrus, flowers and white fruit, with density on the palate and a vertical acidity that returns as citrus.

Losada Godello

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Losada Vinos de FincaBierzo€€€€€Still White

Pale, clear and bright, markedly varietal on the nose with white flowers, white fruit and a mineral touch, then a voluminous yet delicate palate.

Mata los Pardos

4.5

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

Estévez Bodegas y ViñedosBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Matalospardos

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Vinos LOFBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Cherry red with reddish orange rims, intensely aromatic and heavily spiced with lactic notes, complex and structured with a soft, fine finish.

Mengoba Las Botas

4.5

Dry · Savoury · Funky

Bodegas y Viñedos MengobaBierzo€€€€€€€€Still White

Nemesio

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Casar de BurbiaBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Deep, soft and delicate: wild berries, flowers and plenty of spice that never dominates, with a very even palate that speaks quietly with bottle age.

Oncedo Mencía

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Ribas del CúaBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Intense and fresh, with the personal aromas of Mencía: broom flower and cassis alongside coconut and vanilla from the oak, over a well structured palate.

Pago de Valdoneje Mencía

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Savoury

Vinos ValtuilleBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Deep red with violet touches and a very fresh nose of blackberry and wild berries, with toasted smoke, liquorice and balsamic mint over a well structured palate.

Paixar A Serra

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Bodegas y Viñedos Luna BeberideBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Minerality leads, with balsamic notes, spice and the presence of mountain scrub, showing the rustic terroir of Dragonte alongside Mencía's finer side.

Paixar Viña de Vaca

4.7

Dry · Contemplative · Bold

Bodegas y Viñedos Luna BeberideBierzo€€€€€€€€€Still Red

Peique Ramón Valle

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Bodegas PeiqueBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Wild berry fruit crossed with elegant ageing notes and an undertow of minerality, balsamic and spiced on a fresh, expressive palate.

Peique Tinto Mencía

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Bodegas PeiqueBierzo€€€€€Still Red

A young, unoaked Mencía: cherry red with violet reflections, ripe red fruit and flowers, fleshy and broad on the palate.

Pyjama Mencía

4.4

Dry · Elegant · Savoury

Demencia de AutorBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Pétalos del Bierzo

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Descendientes de J. PalaciosBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Atlantic-leaning Mencía with acidulous fruit, a graphite and humus core and a balsamic edge that builds in the glass.

Ribas del Cúa

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Easygoing

Ribas del CúaBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Cherry red with violet tones and great aromatic intensity: raspberry, cassis and redcurrant beside blackberry and cherry, with tropical banana and pineapple over Mencía's green edge.

Sonrisa de Tares

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Bodegas Dominio de TaresBierzo€€€€€Still White

Bright lemon with golden glints; white flowers, citrus and nectarine over balsamic herbs, then a creamy, savoury palate with refreshing tension.

Ultreia Godello

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Bodega y Viñedos Raúl PérezBierzo€€€€€Still White

Barrel warmth against Godello's natural coolness: grass, lime peel and stone fruit, then a creamy, mineral palate that grows towards pineapple as it warms.

Ultreia Saint Jacques

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Bodega y Viñedos Raúl PérezBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Floral straight out of the glass: violets and chalk, then orange peel and wild strawberry over refreshing, fully integrated acidity.

Ultreia de Valtuille

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Bodega y Viñedos Raúl PérezBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Dense and intense, with the power reined in by elegance: floral, precise, with fine tannins that speak of the sandy soils at Valtuille.

Valdaiga X

4.2

Dry · Rustic · Savoury

Bodega Pérez CaramésBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Valtuille El Rapolao

4.6

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

Bodegas y Viñedos Castro VentosaBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Valtuille Villegas

4.6

Dry · Elegant · Contemplative

Bodegas y Viñedos Castro VentosaBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Viernes Mencía

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Bodegas y Viñedos GodeliaBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Deep cherry with a violet rim, an intense nose of wild fresh fruit, flowers and low scrub with a light mineral edge, savoury and fresh with soft tannin.

Villa de Corullón

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Descendientes de J. PalaciosBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

The village wine of Corullón: power held in check by floral freshness and slate minerality, with a silky, refined texture from French oak.

Vilof Roble

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Savoury

Vinos LOFBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Ruby red with violet rims and a lively nose of wild strawberry, raspberry and bramble, then broad velvety sensations and an expressive, fruity tannin.

Viña La Recuperada

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Bodegas y Viñedos Luna BeberideBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

Elegance and acid balance before power, with a fine mineral line and notes of myrtle and mountain scrub from vines between 700 and 900 metres.

Viña Migarrón Tinto

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Bodegas Bernardo ÁlvarezBierzo€€€€€Still Red

A cardinal red that speaks of its youth, with an intense nose full of red fruit nuances and a direct, fruity palate.

Xestal

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Bodegas GancedoBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Cherry red with a violet rim, persistent on the nose with smoked notes and redcurrant, light in the mouth over a base of sweet fresh tannin.