Bodegas Valdesil

Valderroa Valdeorras Mencía

8.929 ratings
8.97 pro ratings
Valdeorras, Galicia, Spain
Mencía
Top Notes For
Tom Kisthart

Owner Craft & Curd

9.3

Explosively mineral from the steep, black slate soils. Hard to believe this wine doesn't see any oak. Intense stuff.

Explosively mineral from the steep, black slate soils. Hard to believe this wine doesn't see any oak. Intense stuff.

Nov 19th, 2014
Tom Riley

Great value! Balanced, layered flavors, complex. Would buy a six pack in a heart beat. And I just might.

Great value! Balanced, layered flavors, complex. Would buy a six pack in a heart beat. And I just might.

Jan 28th, 2014
Ruud Verhagen

Very nice red from the Mencia grape.
No hard edges and really a sniffer!

Very nice red from the Mencia grape.
No hard edges and really a sniffer!

Feb 14th, 2018
ann Ladson stafford

It had a little more body than what I was looking for at the time, and a bit more fruit forward but it's a good wine

It had a little more body than what I was looking for at the time, and a bit more fruit forward but it's a good wine

Nov 4th, 2016
roland benedetti

Super medium body lunch wine, very smooth, plenty of fruit.

Super medium body lunch wine, very smooth, plenty of fruit.

Jun 16th, 2016
Kepa Ellauri

Riqueza de matices en paladar frescos con tonalidades minerales

Riqueza de matices en paladar frescos con tonalidades minerales

Apr 16th, 2016
Spinning_spins

Peppery, good fruit, great value.

Peppery, good fruit, great value.

Jan 20th, 2016
Casey Wilson

Well rounded. Light with a nice body at the same time. Nice effervescence. Non drying/headache inducing.

Well rounded. Light with a nice body at the same time. Nice effervescence. Non drying/headache inducing.

Mar 10th, 2015
Chad Yarborough

86 pts great value wine

86 pts great value wine

Apr 22nd, 2016
Dock Hooks

Great value, gamay-like, effervescent red wine, which pairs crazy well with oysters on the half-shell. I think this wine will blow away those who never tried similar stuff, as it is definitely out of the main stream. I am stoked by the earthy nose and deeper mouth roundness post effervescent first blush, given its oakless process. A red that works in a normally white environment! I am at Haven, in Tampa x3 (plenty to try there so GO!) sporting the best oysters since Terrapins, VA Bch. Cheers!

Great value, gamay-like, effervescent red wine, which pairs crazy well with oysters on the half-shell. I think this wine will blow away those who never tried similar stuff, as it is definitely out of the main stream. I am stoked by the earthy nose and deeper mouth roundness post effervescent first blush, given its oakless process. A red that works in a normally white environment! I am at Haven, in Tampa x3 (plenty to try there so GO!) sporting the best oysters since Terrapins, VA Bch. Cheers!

Mar 14th, 2015