Winemaker's notes
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Product details
About the wine and its characterCountry:
Spain
Region/Subregion:
Castile and Léon/Bierzo
Classification:
DO
Certification:
Organic
Grape:
Pending Grape (10%)
Mencia (90%)
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
pH-value:
3.7
Sweetness:
Dry
Contains sulphite:
Yes
Volume:
750 ml
Closure:
Natural cork
Bottle:
Glass
Best Served:
16 - 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:
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.