Cuvées

Adriá Silk

4.3

Dry · Savoury · Elegant

Bodegas AdriáBierzo€€€€€Still Red

Adriá Velvet

4.5

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

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.

Altos de Losada

4.6

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

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

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

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.

Bembibre

4.6

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

Bodegas Dominio de TaresBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Cabanelas

4.6

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

Vinos ValtuilleBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

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

Carracedo Godello

4.5

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

Bodega del AbadBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

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.

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.

Cepas Viejas Godello

4.5

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

Bodegas Dominio de TaresBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

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

Demencia

4.6

Dry · Contemplative · Savoury

Demencia de AutorBierzo€€€€€€€€Still 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.

El Paisano de Tares

4.3

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

Bodegas Dominio de TaresBierzo€€€€€Still Red

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.

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.

Gancedo Mencía

4.1

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

Bodegas GancedoBierzo€€€€€Still Red

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

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.

Herencia del Capricho

4.5

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

Bodegas GancedoBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

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

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 Fontiña de Nai

4.5

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

Vinos LOFBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

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

La Grande Cuvée

4.6

Dry · Contemplative · Savoury

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

La Senda del Diablo

4.4

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

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

Dark, bright and deep in colour and unmistakably varietal, with impressive fruit expression, fully ripe tannins and a long, earthy, elegant close.

Las Lamas

4.8

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

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

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.

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.

Mengoba Las Botas

4.5

Dry · Savoury · Funky

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

Moncerbal

4.8

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

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

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.

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.

P3

4.7

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

Bodegas Dominio de TaresBierzo€€€€€€€€Still Red

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

Pal de la Vega

4.6

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Estévez Bodegas y ViñedosBierzo€€€€€€€€Still White

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.

Pittacum Aurea

4.4

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Bodegas PittacumBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

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 Godello

4.3

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

Cooperativa Vinos del BierzoBierzo€€€€€Still White

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

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.

Tebaida

4.6

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

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

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

Tebaida Nº5

4.7

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

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

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

Ucedo

4.6

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

Bodegas GancedoBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

Ultreia La Claudina

4.6

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.