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.

Abad Dom Bueno Rosé

4.1

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

Bodega del AbadBierzo€€€€€Still Rose

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

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.

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.

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

Capricho Rosado

4.1

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

Bodegas GancedoBierzo€€€€€Still Rose

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

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 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.

Estaladiña

4.5

Dry · Funky · Rustic

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

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 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.

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.

Mata los Pardos

4.5

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

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

Mengoba Las Botas

4.5

Dry · Savoury · Funky

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.