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:
-
Grape:
Mencia (95%)
Vintage year:
2022
Color:
Dark berry and violet character
Aroma:
Wild blackberries, blueberries, lavender, bark, cloves, and white pepper.
Taste:
Medium body, with elegant and ultra-fine tannins and fresh acidity. Very elegant and refined, with a beautiful freshness.
Alcohol content:
14%
Sugar content:
0.9 g/l
Acidity:
4.75
pH-value:
3.66
Sweetness:
Dry
Contains sulphite:
Yes
Volume:
750 ml
Closure:
Natural cork
Bottle:
Glass
Best Served:
14 - 18 °C
Food pairing:
Asian, Avec, Beef, Charcuterie, Cheese - mature and hard, Cheese - mild and soft, Fish - fat, Game, Lamb, Mushrooms, Pasta / Pizza, Pork, Poultry, Spicy food, Veal
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Asian
- Avec
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Cheese - mature and hard
- Cheese - mild and soft
- Fish - fat
- Game
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Pasta / Pizza
- Pork
- Poultry
- Spicy food
- Veal
Vinification, winemaker's own words
Soils:
Clay, Slate
Terroir:
Geography: A single, historic vineyard in Cacabelos (Bierzo), planted in 1906. Soil: A rare combination of stony clay and slate with a high mineral and ferrous (iron) content. Climate: A transitional microclimate that blends Atlantic humidity with Mediterranean sunshine, ensuring balanced ripening and freshness. Growing Conditions: Small-scale viticulture of old-vine Mencía. The vines are low-yielding, producing highly concentrated grapes with a distinct graphite character.
Harvest:
Picked by hand
Fermentation:
Steel (100%)
Storage:
Old oak (100%) 15 months
Winemaker:
AMANCIO FERNANDEZ
Complete destemming. Maceration 30 days with gentle pump-overs and native yeasts
