Castile and Léon, Spain
- Body
- Acidity
- Tannin
- Fruitiness
- Oak
- Style
- Firm & powerful
- Red berries
- Dark berries
- Pairs with
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Mature and hard cheese
- Game
- Lamb
- Pasta & pizza
- Pork
- Poultry
- Veal
- Vegetables
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About this wine
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Mature and hard cheese
- Game
- Lamb
- Pasta & pizza
- Pork
- Poultry
- Veal
- Vegetables
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Clay, Granite
- Terroir:
- VI LOF is elaborated with the selected grapes from two of the family plots. The plot of “Los Cobos” in the spot of “El Foco”. The clayey soil and the south orientation make a structured wine with red fruit flavours due to the easy maturation. The 70% come from this plot while the other 30% come from other spots in Valtuille. Clay and boulder predominate in the area with different orientation and higher position so freshness and balanced acidity are detected from the wine from this plot.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Steel (100%)
- Storage:
- Old oak (100%) 12 months
- Winemaker:
- Victor López
The grapes from each one of the plots are elaborated separately in stainless steel tanks with spontaneous fermentation with natural yeast from Mencía. During the elaboration there is a definition of the contain of whole clusters for each plot. Once the fermentation is finished, it is aged separately in French oak barrels for 12 months, never new barrels to avoid an over woody flavour. During the ageing time some decantation is done in order to aerate the wine and natural clean it. There is no other filtering process done before the bottling so we try to enhance the structure and complexity. After 12 months of ageing the coupage is done from the selection of the barrels. The bottling is done in January and bottles are kept in rest without movements for some months, so the characteristics are integrated before going on sale.
Meet the wine maker
Victor LópezAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- Spain
- Region/Subregion:
- Castile and Léon/Bierzo
- Classification:
- DO
- Certification:
- Organic
- Grape:
- Mencia 100%
- Vintage year:
- 2021
- Color:
- Red ruby with violet-shaded rim.
- Aroma:
- Mencía very expressed fresh nose and high aromatic potential, boysenberry fruit notes, with strawberry and mulberry.
- Taste:
- In the mouth we feel velvety sensations with good acidity and much expressed tannin end. Emphasise the strength and fruitiness from the tannin. Combined it is an harmonic wine with a strong varietal identity.
- Alcohol content:
- 13.5%
- Sugar content:
- -
- Acidity:
- -
- pH-value:
- -
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Natural cork
- Bottle:
- Glass
- Best Served:
- 14 - 16 °C
Meet the winemakers behind VI LOF
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Winery
- VinosLOF
- Founding year
- 2016
- Farming area
- 10 ha
- Production
- 15,000 bottles/year
We created VinosLOF as a family project rooted in generations of vineyard work in El Bierzo. As the Lopez and Folgueral family, we focus on producing quality wines exclusively from our own vineyards, mainly in Valtuille de Abajo and Villalibre de la Jurisdicción. Many of our vines are over 80–100 years old and planted with local varieties, with Mencía as the cornerstone. Through organic viticulture, minimal-intervention winemaking, and the restoration of historic family wineries, we aim to express each plot’s unique terroir while preserving this heritage for future generations.
Meet VinosLOF