Mencia, Pago de Valdoneje, Bierzo, Spain

Mencia, Pago de Valdoneje, Bierzo . Top for this price! The Mencia from Pago de Valdoneje from Bierzo in northwestern Spain is soft and full and with a beautiful aroma. The taste grabs you, long, fresh and quite complex: young wine from old vines. No wood. beautiful red fruit, fine acids, ripe tannins.

Organic Spanish red wine.

• Serving: 15 ° C
• Drink: now until 2028

Mencia, typical of Bierzo

In the DO Bierzo, Mencia is the typical local grape for red wine. The Pago de Valdoneje is a young wine without wood aging. From old vines. This wine is deliciously fruity. But not as one-dimensional as many 'joven' wines.

This red wine is soft and full. With a very intriguing scent. The taste is captivating, long, fresh and quite complex. Thanks to those old vines. It is somewhat reminiscent of Cabernet Franc . So beautiful red fruit, beautiful acids, refined tannins. Good filling. And a strikingly layered taste palette. Remarkably beautiful glass. Certainly for that price!

Made under the supervision of renowned winemaker Raul Perez . Parker rates it 91/100.

Viños Valtuille is a small 11 ha bodega that produces quality Mencia wines on a small scale. The vineyards are between 50 and 100 years old. Winemaker and owner Marcos García Alba gets help and advice from childhood friend and fellow villager Raul Pérez. Raul Pérez is a very famous winemaker. Who produces some of the most sought after (and expensive) wines in Spain under his own name.