Structure

Sweetnessdry
Oakbarrel aged

Drinking window

Best 4 to 16 years from vintage.
vintage4 yrs16 yrs18 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 wild boar
    Whole-cluster, foot-trodden fruit gives the savoury grip that game asks for.
  • Beef short rib
    Forty days on skins leaves the structure for a long braise.
  • Aged goat cheese
    The white grapes in the blend keep a lift that suits goat's milk.

History

El Rebolón comes from two small parcels of very old vines at Espanillo, at 750 metres on slate soils. The grapes ferment as whole bunches crushed by foot in a 1,500 litre vessel kept full, macerate around forty days, and finish malolactic and fourteen months of ageing in two 500 litre barrels. It is bottled unfiltered.

Facts

Producer
Bodegas y Viñedos Mengoba · visiting guide
Grapes
Mencía, Alicante Bouschet, Godello
Classification
DO Bierzo
Oak
Fourteen months in two 500 litre barrels
ABV
13.5%
Production
1,200 bottles
Price
€38-48 at retail
Drinking window
4-16 from vintage

Frequently asked about El Rebolón

What grapes are in El Rebolón?

Mencía with Alicante Bouschet and Godello, as they grow interplanted in two very old parcels at Espanillo.

How is El Rebolón made?

The grapes ferment as whole bunches crushed by foot in a 1,500 litre vessel kept full, with about forty days of maceration, then malolactic and fourteen months of ageing in two 500 litre barrels.

When should I drink El Rebolón?

Drink between four and sixteen years from vintage. Only around 1,200 bottles are made.

What food pairs with El Rebolón?

Roast wild boar, beef short rib, or an aged goat cheese.

Tags

alicante bouschet cellar worthy dry field blend firm tannin godello high acid medium body menc a mood funky mood savoury occasion cellar occasion special old vines old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with red meat price premium single vineyard still red

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