Cuvées

Abad Dom Bueno Godello

4.1

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

Bodega del AbadBierzo€€€€€Still White

Pale yellow with lemon glints, fragrant with ripe fruit over a delicate aniseed floral base and citrus lift, savoury and easy with a clean, long close.

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.

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.

Angelita de Valtuille

4.3

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

Vinos LOFBierzo€€€€€€€Still White

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

La Chana

4.5

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

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

Fresh red fruit and floral aromas over a slightly mineral base, with excellent length, delicate structure and a fine, light tannin.

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.

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.

Viernes Godello

4.1

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

Bodegas y Viñedos GodeliaBierzo€€€€€Still White

Intense and fruity, with citrus and stone fruit leading; savoury and fresh in the mouth, the fruit giving way to a lightly mineral, refreshing close.