Castile and Léon, Spain
- Body
- Acidity
- Tannin
- Fruitiness
- Oak
Demencia Fuente de San Lázaro
Mencia 90%, Pending Grape 10%
- 750ml
- 13.5%
- 2021
- Red
- Dry
- Organic
- Style
- Ripe & round
- Dark berries
- Red berries
- Pairs with
- Beef
- Mature and hard cheese
- Game
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Pork
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within 4 - 16 days
- Demencia will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
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About this wine
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Mature and hard cheese
- Game
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Pork
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Clay
- Terroir:
- Located in Villafranca del Bierzo, the Villegas vineyards are planted with over 100-year-old vines on south-facing clay-loam soils at 554–605 metres above sea level. Steep slopes, low yields, and a predominance of Mencía result in concentrated fruit, freshness, and a strong expression of terroir.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Steel (100%)
- Storage:
- Steel (10%) 8 months
Old oak (100%) 24 months - Winemaker:
- Nacho Léon
Fermentation takes place 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 is carried out 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.
Meet the wine maker
Nacho LéonAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- Spain
- Region/Subregion:
- Castile and Léon/Bierzo
- Classification:
- DO
- Certification:
- Organic
- Grape:
- Mencia 90%
Pending Grape 10% - Vintage year:
- 2021
- Color:
- Deep ruby with subtle garnet highlights.
- Aroma:
- Complex and mineral, showing dark cherry and blackberry, violet notes, dried herbs, and hints of spice and cedar.
- Taste:
- Structured and focused, with fine tannins, fresh acidity, and a long, savoury, slightly spicy finish.
- Alcohol content:
- 13.5%
- Sugar content:
- 0.1 g/l
- Acidity:
- 5.4 g/l
- pH-value:
- 3.7
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Natural cork
- Bottle:
- Glass
- Best Served:
- 16 - 18 °C
- Ageing potential:
- 0 - 15 years
Meet the winemakers behind Demencia Fuente de San Lázaro
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Winery
- Demencia
- Founding year
- 2006
- Farming area
- 4 ha
- Production
- 15 000 b/y
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.
Meet Demencia