Cuvées

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 Silk

4.3

Dry · Savoury · Elegant

Bodegas AdriáBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Almázcara Majara

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Almázcara MajaraBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

Morello red with cardinal tints, clean and bright, intense with ripe red fruit over a base of spices, rockrose and rosemary, round and fresh with amiable tannin.

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.

Brezo Tinto

4.1

Dry · Easygoing · Fruity

Bodegas y Viñedos MengobaBierzo€€€€€Still Red

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.

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.

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 Cepón

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

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

Attractive morello with a violet rim, intense and fragrant with black plum, blueberry, raspberry, India ink, charcoal, wild flowers, red caramel, cocoa and sandalwood.

Estaladiña

4.5

Dry · Funky · Rustic

Bodegas y Viñedos MengobaBierzo€€€€€€€€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 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 Selección Mencía

4.6

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

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

Complex, elegant and very concentrated on the nose, with ripe red fruit, flowers and orange peel wrapped in mineral, spice and fine wood; soft and silky in the mouth.

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.

Losada

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Bold

Losada Vinos de FincaBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Cherry violet in the glass, with an intense and complex nose running from bramble fruit through graphite, pepper, balsamic notes and cigar box to coffee and cocoa.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Señorío del Bierzo Mencía

4.3

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

Cooperativa Vinos del BierzoBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Garnet with a medium to high depth of colour, clean and complex, with black fruit, marked spice and balsamic notes, a sweet entry and a long balsamic close.

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.

Valdaiga X

4.2

Dry · Rustic · Savoury

Bodega Pérez CaramésBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Valtuille Villegas

4.6

Dry · Elegant · Contemplative

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

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 Crianza

4.2

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

Bodegas Bernardo ÁlvarezBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Morello red with violet hints and good depth, intense and complex with ripe fruit assembled into fine, elegant wood, fleshy and structured in the mouth.

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.