Structure

Sweetnessdry
Oakoak aged

Drinking window

Best 5 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs20 yrs22 yrs

Critic scores

No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.

What it pairs with

  • Roast rib of beef
    A wine held five years before release has the resolved structure for a large roast.
  • Game pie
    A three-soil blend from Villafranca gives the savoury depth game asks for.
  • Long-matured hard cheese
    Bottle age in the wine meets bottle age in the cheese.

History

Demencia is the house's ageing wine and its reference for Mencía. Production is limited and the estate works in a deliberately traditional way, letting time make the wine and releasing nothing until at least five years after the harvest. Each paraje is vinified and aged separately, then blended in what the estate calls the coupage of the three soils. All the fruit comes from the municipality of Villafranca del Bierzo.

Facts

Producer
Demencia de Autor · visiting guide
Grapes
Mencía
Classification
Vino de Villa (DO Bierzo)
Oak
Raised by paraje, then blended; released at least five years after harvest
ABV
14.0%
Price
€40-55 at retail
Drinking window
5-20 from vintage

Frequently asked about Demencia

What classification does Demencia have?

It is the estate's Vino de Villa, with all the grapes coming from the municipality of Villafranca del Bierzo.

How long is Demencia aged before release?

The estate does not release it until at least five years after the harvest, and only bottles it in the best vintages.

How is Demencia blended?

Each paraje is vinified and aged separately, then combined in what the estate calls the coupage of the three soils.

What food pairs with Demencia?

Roast rib of beef, game pie, or a long-matured hard cheese.

Tags

cellar worthy dry firm tannin full body high acid menc a mood contemplative mood savoury occasion cellar occasion gift occasion special old vines old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with red meat price premium still red

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