Structure

Sweetnessdry
Oakoak aged

Drinking window

Best 1 to 6 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs6 yrs8 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

  • Botillo with potatoes
    The house pours Petit at the cellar door in Arganza, and it is the local dish.
  • Grilled pork
    A young Mencía suits pork off the grill.
  • Cured chorizo
    Fresh Mencía fruit cuts the fat of a cured sausage.

History

Bodegas Pittacum was founded in 1998 at Arganza and has belonged to the Terras Gauda group since 2002. Petit Pittacum is the estate's approachable Mencía; visitors finish the sixty-minute cellar tour with a tasting of Petit and Pittacum in La Casona, the nineteenth-century building on the property.

Facts

Producer
Bodegas Pittacum · visiting guide
Grapes
Mencía
Classification
DO Bierzo
Oak
Short ageing
ABV
13.5%
Price
€8-12 at retail
Drinking window
1-6 from vintage

Frequently asked about Petit Pittacum

What grapes are in Petit Pittacum?

Mencía, the variety Bodegas Pittacum has built its range on at Arganza in the Bierzo.

Who owns Bodegas Pittacum?

The estate was founded in 1998 and has been part of the Terras Gauda group since 2002, alongside Terras Gauda in O Rosal, Quinta Sardonia in Sardón de Duero and Heraclio Alfaro in La Rioja.

Can you taste Petit Pittacum at the winery?

Yes. The estate opens all year by appointment, and the sixty-minute visit ends with a tasting of Petit and Pittacum in La Casona.

What food pairs with Petit Pittacum?

Botillo with potatoes, grilled pork, or cured chorizo.

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