Also available in the following Mixboxes:
Demencia
Tomas mix box
Special mix box for Tomas
Winemaker's notes
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within4 - 16 days
Demencia will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
Product details
About the wine and its characterCountry:
Spain
Region/Subregion:
Castile and Léon/Bierzo
Classification:
DO
Certification:
Organic
Grape:
Mencia (100%)
Vintage year:
2021
Color:
Bright ruby with subtle garnet highlights.
Aroma:
Fresh and expressive, with red cherry, wild strawberry, violet notes, dried herbs, and a hint of spice.
Taste:
Elegant and finely structured, showing silky tannins, vibrant acidity, and a long, savoury, gently spicy finish.
Alcohol content:
13%
Sugar content:
0.1 g/l
Acidity:
5.6
pH-value:
3.7
Sweetness:
Dry
Contains sulphite:
Yes
Volume:
750 ml
Closure:
Natural cork
Bottle:
Glass
Best Served:
15 - 18 °C
Food pairing:
Beef, Cheese - mature and hard, Game, Lamb, Mushrooms, Pork
Ageing potential:
0 - 15 years
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Cheese - mature and hard
- Game
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Pork
Vinification, winemaker's own words
Soils:
Sand
Terroir:
Located in Valtuille de Abajo, these northeast-facing vineyards are planted with 80-year-old Mencía vines on sandy loam soils at 506–522 metres above sea level. Gentle slopes and balanced yields contribute to wines of freshness, finesse, and aromatic purity.
Harvest:
Picked by hand
Fermentation:
Steel (100%)
Storage:
Steel (100%) 8 months
Old oak (100%) 24 months
Winemaker:
Nacho Léon
Fermentation is carried out in small stainless-steel tanks using indigenous yeasts, with alcoholic fermentation reaching temperatures of up to 28 °C. As the wine is run off the skins, it is transferred directly into barrel, followed by a two-day post-fermentation maceration to refine structure. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel, after which the wine is aged for 24 months in fine-grain French oak with a single racking. Following barrel ageing, the wine rests for a further eight months in stainless-steel tanks to harmonise before bottling. No stabilization is applied, preserving the wine’s natural character.
About Demencia
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
Our dream is to create a great wine, based on our understanding of the vineyard, its terroir, and the native grapes of the Mencia varietal. An artisan production, a vigilant aging, evoking traditional consumption tied to the local culture, all without forgetting the latest trends and responding to changes rapidly and with a personal commitment. Our mission is to create a sustainable project, able to add value to our grapes, and allowing us to maintain and recover our vineyards to their best potential. Our vision is to grow and to create a specially designed winery to develop an artisan labour, becoming the high quality wine benchmark in Bierzo.