Dinner party in Bierzo

Dry · Funky · Savoury

Dry · Savoury · Elegant

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 · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

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

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 · 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 · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Golden with green flashes and a complex, enveloping nose of ripe tropical and stone fruit with white flowers, bakery notes and sweet spice; intense and unctuous.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity · Elegant

Luminous gold, opulent on the nose with ripe peach and mango over floral and citrus touches, then velvety and fleshy with a subtle mineral undertow.

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 · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Broad and deep, with white flowers, citrus rind and fresh apple giving way to nuts and bakery notes, and a creamy, saline finish.

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 · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Yellow with greenish tints, clean and bright, intense on the nose with terpenic ripe fruit over a base of white flowers, round and full in the mouth.

Dry · Bold · Savoury

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 · Rustic · Savoury

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

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.

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 · 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 · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Straw yellow, with white flowers, pear, stone fruit, honey and vanilla, then a mineral, dense and deep palate carried by high acidity.

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 · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

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.

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

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

Dry · Savoury · Rustic

Dry · Savoury · Elegant

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 · 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 · Savoury · Contemplative

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Dry and serious, combining the richness and structure of Godello with the freshness and acidity of the vintage, with great depth and a round but vibrant close.

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 · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Yellow with golden reflections, very intense and complex, with fennel, aniseed, white flowers, dried nuts and mineral notes over a long, balanced palate.

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

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.

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

Deep golden and intense: flowers, toasted nuts and cereal, with a smoky twist from the foudre and a round, complex palate carried by good acidity.

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 · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Faint radiant gold, with mandarin peel and grapefruit against white flowers and intense but elegant minerality, then vibrant freshness turning unctuous.

Dry · Rustic · Savoury

Dry · Savoury · Rustic

Dry · Elegant · Refreshing

Dry · Savoury · Elegant

Dry · Elegant · Savoury

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 · 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.