Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninmedium
Acidityhigh
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oaknew oak

Drinking window

Best 5 to 18 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs18 yrs20 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.

In the glass

Full-bodiedMedium tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: ripe red fruit, flowers, orange peel, fine wood spice

Palate: soft sedate texture, sweet amiable tannin, mineral core

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.

What it pairs with

  • Game with mushrooms
    The producer's own pairing, and the mineral core meets the forest flavours.
  • Aged beef chuletón
    Concentration and sweet tannin ask for a well-marbled cut.
  • Slow-cooked oxtail
    Sixteen months in new oak give the frame for a long braise.

History

Selección Mencía is produced only in years the estate judges good enough. Fruit comes from vines over one hundred years old on steep, south-facing slate slopes between 700 and 800 metres, double sorted by bunch and by berry, vinified in new 400 litre French oak with pigeage, and macerated 20 to 30 days before malolactic in barrel.

Facts

Producer
Bodegas y Viñedos Godelia · visiting guide
Grapes
Mencía (100%)
Classification
DO Bierzo
Oak
Sixteen months in new 400 litre French oak, malolactic in barrel
ABV
14.0%
Price
€34-42 at retail
Drinking window
5-18 from vintage

Frequently asked about Godelia Selección Mencía

What does Godelia Selección Mencía taste like?

A wine of real character with a complex, elegant and very concentrated nose of ripe red fruit, flowers and orange peel wrapped in mineral, spiced and fine wood notes. The palate is soft, elegant and silky with sweet, amiable tannins.

How long is Godelia Selección Mencía aged?

Sixteen months in new 400 litre French oak barrels, with malolactic fermentation completed in barrel.

Is Godelia Selección Mencía made every year?

No. The estate only makes it in vintages where the fruit reaches the standard they set for it.

What food pairs with Godelia Selección Mencía?

Game with mushrooms or a good beef chuletón are the producer's own recommendations.

Tags

cellar worthy dry full body high acid medium tannin menc a mood contemplative mood elegant occasion cellar occasion gift occasion special old vines old world pairs with game pairs with mushroom pairs with red meat price premium still red

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