Structure

Sweetnessdry
Oakbarrel aged

Drinking window

Best 3 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs15 yrs17 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

  • Meat roasted in the same wine
    The estate's own suggestion, a dish built around the bottle.
  • Potajes
    The producer names pulse pots among its pairings.
  • Stewed legumes
    Legumbres estofadas appear on the estate's list.
  • Pinchos morunos
    The estate recommends these spiced pork skewers.

History

The 1993 harvest was the first vintage of this organic Bierzo Mencía to reach the market. Pérez Caramés built it around new methods of production with modern technology while studying the winemaking forms of antiquity, and conducts the fermentation as it was done two thousand years ago.

Facts

Producer
Bodega Pérez Caramés · visiting guide
Grapes
Mencía (100%)
Classification
DO Bierzo
Oak
Seven months in second-use Allier French oak barrels for the crianza bottling
ABV
13.0%
Price
€14-20 at retail
Drinking window
3-15 from vintage
First vintage
1993
Organic
ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Frequently asked about El Vino de los Cónsules de Roma

When was the first vintage of El Vino de los Cónsules de Roma?

The 1993 harvest was the first to reach the market.

What makes El Vino de los Cónsules de Roma unusual?

The estate studied winemaking forms of antiquity and conducts the fermentation as it was done two thousand years ago, using modern technology to do so. It is an organic Mencía under DO Bierzo.

How long is the crianza bottling aged?

Seven months in second-use French oak barrels from the Allier forests.

What food pairs with El Vino de los Cónsules de Roma?

The estate names meat roasted in the same wine, potajes, stewed legumes and pinchos morunos.

Tags

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