Menc A in Bierzo

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

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.

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

Pale salmon in colour with intense aromas of flowers and red fruit, then a fresh, lively and balanced palate.

Dry · Easygoing · Fruity

Dry · Savoury · Elegant

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

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

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.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Elegant, fragrant and complex: black fruit, plum and blackberry with floral touches and waxy ageing notes, sweet spiced wood, liquorice, leather and coconut water.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Fruity · Funky

Deeply coloured and layered, an explosion of ripe fruit salad with no wood or toast, round, moreish and broad with a fine, very elegant close.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Pale red in colour, floral with red fruit notes, and a raspberry-sweet, silky and lively palate that stays traditional in shape.

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

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

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Deep ruby with a complex nose of ripe black fruit, balsamic notes, fine spice and graphite; broad, silky and enveloping with polished tannin and a long, fresh close.

Dry · Easygoing · Fruity

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Intense red with violet touches, powerful on the nose with blackberry and raspberry, framed by thirteen months in new French oak.

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

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.

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

Strawberry, red fruit and rose on the nose, then a well balanced palate whose controlled acidity keeps it fresh rather than sharp.

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

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

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

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.

Dry · Rustic · Contemplative

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

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.

Dry · Easygoing · Fruity

Dry · Bold · Savoury

Dry · Refreshing · Fruity

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

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

Dry · Contemplative · Savoury

Dry · Savoury · Elegant

Dry · Contemplative · Bold

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

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.

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

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

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

A light purple red in the old Bierzo manner: violet, plum and forest fruit with a fennel spice note, savoury and fresh with a long, easy draught.

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

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

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

Dry · Savoury · Funky

Dry · Rustic · Savoury

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

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

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

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

Cherry coloured with a violet rim, a fresh and fruity nose of wild red and black berries, light and fresh across the palate.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cherry red with garnet rims, of medium to high intensity, showing candied forest fruits and vanilla tones over a complex, powerful structure.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

The ripest wine in the range and the most Mediterranean in feel: voluptuous and unctuous, yet elegant in density, with glossy tannins and a silky texture.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Fruity

A naturally sweet Mencía from grapes left to overripen on the vine: red fruit over a mineral base, sweet and concentrated but fresh, with a velvety finish.

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

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.

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

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

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

Dry · Savoury · Rustic

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Full bodied yet delicate: a fluid, direct wine whose texture carries the aromatics, with a long run across the palate that reads the Moncerbal site.

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

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.

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

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.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Elegant garnet in the glass, complex on the nose with forest fruits, liquorice, fennel and cigar box, then refined and silky across the palate.

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

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.

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

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

Dry · Contemplative · Bold

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

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

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

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

Dry · Easygoing · Fruity

Dry · Refreshing · Fruity

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

Dry · Elegant · Savoury

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Long, fresh and mineral, with black cherry, bilberry, lavender, India ink and graphite, a full body and round, juicy tannins with a bright finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Complex and markedly mineral, with plum, black cherry and orange peel, a complete body and soft, rounded tannins that close cleanly.

Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Intense cherry in colour and powerful on the nose, with slate, wild black fruit, spice and liquorice, then a dense, almost chewable palate of black cherry preserve.

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

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

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

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

Dry · Rustic · Savoury

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

Dry · Elegant · Savoury

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Dry · Elegant · Contemplative

Dry · Rustic · Savoury

Dry · Savoury · Rustic

Dry · Savoury · Elegant

Dry · Elegant · Savoury

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Redcurrant coloured, clean and bright with varietal aromas, light and cheerful in the mouth with a very fruity, persistent aftertaste dominated by red fruit.

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

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

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

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.