Banzao Mencía de San Pedro de Oll 2018 [Red]
Producer: Banzao
Region: DO Bierzo

100% mencía grapes from very old vines, once abandoned en El Bierzo's Valle de Ancares, now restored by winemaker Silvia Marrao Barreiro for the Banzao project.

Clean & fresh with dark & red berry fruit aromas, a bit vegetal with a mineral/saline background.
Blackberry & cherry flavors, a touch herbaceous, spice (vanilla), nicely balanced, user friendly tannins. A wine to enjoy.

A most interesting wine, and a good example of what Bierzo & mencía can offer. It grows in the glass: mencías typically need some air to show their best.

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6 Feb 2021