Steve Rura

9.1

Very tasty aged Portuguese red. If I had it blind, I would guess Northern Spanish - Ribera del Duero or Rioja. Smooth and slightly musty/earthy from the age (got some cork crumbles). Opens pretty quickly, with concentrated red fruit and some blackberry. Pleasant tannic grip with a soft texture. Bold flavor throughout, big body (14.5% abv), some pepper and dry grass on a savory finish. Nice for a reasonable price. — 16 days ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

Tropics wine (cont): supermarket wine with enough depth & roundness to its green & yellow fruits — 3 months ago

W Box

8.9

Beach style — 5 months ago

Ed Chin

9.2

Bruised apples and bread that was just fabulously balanced by the acidity. I would have scored higher if the bubbles were more present. — 6 months ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.3

Really different - nose was apple lollies. Light if palette than expected — a month ago

Keith Richardson

9.4

Perfect, made me very happy last of the parcel I got, it’ll be missed — 2 months ago

Scott Kahn

9.0

Always fun to explore an indigenous varietal from Spain - especially when Alvaro Palacios is involved. I found this Mencia wine to be medium bodied with good acidity and structured tannins that were present in this young wine but not obnoxiously so. The fruit is darker dried red fruit that proved to be a good compliment with grilled shishito peppers. It was so nice to dive into a new aspect of Spain’s wine history. — 4 months ago

Jay Kline

9.0

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 2020 “Pétalos” pours a deep purple color with a magenta rim and an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with ripe and tart black fruits: blackberries, black cherry, salmiakki, horse blanket, and mixed earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. A crazy, ambitious wine that’s the result of assembling over 300 plots. Between Raúl Perez and Palacios, Mencia doesn’t get much better. Drink now through 2030. — 2 months ago

Veronica

9.6

Me encanta — 2 months ago

Scott Kahn

9.5

Wonderfully rich Garnacha that was tasted alongside of the sister wines from Priorat and Rioja. — 6 months ago