Tomas mix box: Demencia 6-bottle wine case from Castile and Léon
2 different wines · 6 bottlesAlcohol content: 13–14%About the wine case
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
Price
Price incl. alcohol tax, shipping and VAT.
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
What's in your box?
Winemaker's notes
Villegas is a remarkable terroir in Valtuille de Abajo, renowned for its old vines rooted in loam to sandy loam soils wi...Product details
- Country:
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%
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Best served:
- 15 - 18 °C
- Food pairings by the winemaker:
- Beef, Mature and hard cheese, Game, Lamb, Mushrooms, Pork
Pairs with
- Smoked duck
- Boiled beef and lamb
- Butter-fried mushrooms and creamy mushroom dishes
- Aged cheeses
- Grilled poultry
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soil:
- 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
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.
Winemaker's notes
Our Demencia Mencía can be considered our Vino de Villa, as all the grapes come from our vineyards in Villafranca del Bi...Product details
- Country:
- Spain
- Region/Subregion:
- Castile and Léon/Bierzo
- Classification:
- DO
- Certification:
- Organic
- Grape:
- Mencia (100%)
- Vintage year:
- 2021
- Color:
- Deep ruby to garnet core with subtle purple highlights at the rim.
- Aroma:
- Aromatic and mineral, showing dark cherry and blackberry, violet florality, graphite, spice, and subtle oak notes.
- Taste:
- Structured and focused, with fine-grained tannins, fresh acidity, and a savoury, slightly spicy finish of notable length. Elegant and built to age.
- Alcohol content:
- 14%
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Best served:
- 16 - 18 °C
- Food pairings by the winemaker:
- Beef, Mature and hard cheese, Game, Lamb, Mushrooms, Pork
Pairs with
- Smoked duck
- Boiled beef and lamb
- Butter-fried mushrooms and creamy mushroom dishes
- Aged cheeses
- Grilled poultry
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soil:
- Chalk, Sand
- Terroir:
- All Demencia vineyards are located within the municipality of Villafranca del Bierzo. They lie at altitudes between 490 and 600 meters, and their soils vary in texture, orientation, and composition, complementing one another.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Steel (100%)
- Storage:
- Steel (100%) 9 months, Old oak (100%) 24 months
Fermented in small stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts at temperatures up to 28 °C. The wine is run off the skins directly into barrel, with a short post-fermentation maceration of two days. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel, followed by 24 months of ageing in fine-grain French oak with one racking. The wine then rests for a further nine months in stainless steel tanks prior to bottling. No stabilization is applied.
Demencia
Demencia Villegas
372,37 SEK/Bottle
Winemaker's notes
Product details
- Country:
- 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 g/l
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Natural cork
- Best served:
- 15 - 18 °C
- Food pairings by the winemaker:
- Beef, Mature and hard cheese, Game, Lamb, Mushrooms, Pork
Pairs with
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soil:
- 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
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.
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