You don`t often see Mencia with age on it, but then it was only relatively recently that winemakers like Ricardo Palacios proved how serious a grape variety it is. Earthy, rich, but in no way over-extracted, and with plenty of freshness to the fruit, this seems to belong somewhere between claret and the northern Rhone. But after the black cherry fruit there is some surprising Asian spicing, think cola cubes meet star anise. (NT 25/04/16)

Producer

Descendientes de J.Palacios

Origin

Bierzo, North central Spain, Spain SPAIN

Colour

red

Wine Style

dry

Dominant Grape

Mencia

Farming Style

biodynamic

Closure Style

cork

Maturity

ready

Bottle Size

75cl

Case Quantity

6