Mencía

Descendientes de José Palacios

Pétalos Bierzo Mencía 2020

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. — 6 days ago

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Raul Pérez

La Vizcaina La Vitoriana Lomas de Valtuille Bierzo Mencia 2017

Relaxing in its balance and concentration. Co-red-WotN. — 2 months ago

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Dominio do Bibei

Lalama Ribeira Sacra Mencía 2021

Sa, 12.04.2025: eine Neuentdeckung / Empfehlung vom Chef. Galizischer Wein — 10 days ago

Losada Vinos de Finca

Bierzo Mencía 2011

First time tasting Mencia grape- wonderful lighter medium bodied which opens up with decanter — a month ago

Bodegas Godelia

Bierzo Mencia

Bright and crisp. Blair and Meghan loved it. — 2 months ago

Telmo Rodríguez

As Caborcas Single Vineyard Mencía

Stu
9.2

Really juicy with lots of acid and almost passion fruit notes. Lovely — 3 months ago

Guímaro

Finca Meiximán Ribeira Sacra Mencía

Great value in this elegant red. A treat for Gammay and fresh Pinot Noir fans. Red fruit driven, fine ripe strawberries, cherries, nice acid, sharp. Yet light, super pleasant in the attack, though the aftertaste is a bit short and fruit deprived, and I feel it lacks complexity for scoring more than 9 — a month ago

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Matilda Nieves

Ribeira Sacra Mencía

Great wine with great company — 2 months ago

Mike Dias
with Mike

Descendientes de José Palacios

Villa de Corullon Bierzo Mencía 2022

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. — 3 months ago