100% Mencia from the renowned Perez family of winemakers in the high valley of Bierzo, Northern Spain. Spicy, stewed fruit, peppery, and perfectly dry.

Bierzo, Spain

There has been a growing global movement to revive and re-market local varietals. Mencia, a Spanish northwest native, has benefitted from the new direction in viticulture and is quickly gaining world-wide attention. When it comes to the grape Mencia, Raul Perez, winemaker at Castro Ventosa, is obsessive; no detail is overlooked in his quest to accurately express the purity of true Mencia in addition to the region.

Fermented in stainless steel tanks and then left in 5,000 L oak vats for 3 months, The wine produced is fresh and without a ton of oak characteristics despite the Malolactic Fermentation. You will find it to be fruit forward while maintaining notes of graphite in the balance. Pair this with your favorite Venison, Poultry, or Veal dish.

Dark ruby-colored, it reveals an enticing perfume of baking spices, eucalyptus/pine notes, black cherry, and black raspberry. Smooth-textured, sweet, forward wine. Drink this effort over the next several years. A terrific introduction to the Mencia grape.