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

Amphora de Cobija del Pobre

4.4

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Godello

4.4

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

Demencia de AutorBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

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.

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.

Ribas del Cúa

4.2

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

Ribas del CúaBierzo€€€€€€€Still Red

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.

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.

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.

Valdepiñeiro

4.6

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

Casar de BurbiaBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

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

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 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.

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.

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.