Donald Williams

9.4

One of our favorite Spanish reds. — 12 days ago

with Bonnie

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

A nice Mencia from Bierzo, Ruby red color, purple hues, with aromas of juicy red fruits, spice and earthy notes. On the palate flavors of cherry, tart strawberry and cranberry, with spice and gentle oak notes, very Rhône-like. Fine tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, spice and earthy character. Nice! — 3 months ago

Dave

9.4

A lot going on here, and it's good. Smells like cola and chocolate. Tastes like milk chocolate, plums, medjool dates, brown sugar? Dry, tannic, puckery finish, but with lower acidity. Delicious, and a meal into itself.
Listening to The Beatles — 4 months ago

Paul Masson

9.1

First time trying this with some age, and while it is not much evolved, it moves towards a Pinot-like elegance, especially on day 2 — 8 months ago

Kristen Grimes

9.5

Ripe blackberry and black cherry, powerful without being heavy on the palate, tart black cherry, a little black pepper bite, and lingering gravelly tannins.
#underthecellar — 10 months ago

Sébastien F

9.1

C'est bon! Efficace appétant — a year ago

Daniel M

9.0

Nice nose that reminds me of La Folle Noire d'Ambat from Domaine le Roc in Fronton. There is a bit of a wild thing on the nose, with nice cherry and black cherry notes, there is also an iron, metallic touch. Some savoury scents add some complexity. The palate is juicy, acid driven, with some width, some savoury notes all along, like worcestershire sauce. There is a bit of a tannic grip in the rear and a rather long and juicy, and grippy finish that goes on for a while and ends up with that umami flavour. This is very good and a great value at about 17 USD in equivalent local currency. Warmly recommended. 14% abv — a month ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

One of the BEST Mencia — 3 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Light footed and quite light bodied, yet with nice tension, beautifully integrated tannins and a juicy flow.
Dark fruit (black cherries, mulberries) and turned earth with a hint of tar and leather but also with a floral whiff adding freshness & lightness.
Juicy, with a certain effortlessness yet with quite some depth and a dark, rocky mineral core.
Somewhere between a good Morgon and a Baga - this is delish! And with just 13% alc, dangerously gluggable. — 4 months ago

Sébastien F

9.1

Nez viandé fumé, bouche longue équilibrée tanins parfaitement fondus — 6 months ago

AJ Gubser

8.9

Blackberry, Big League Chew, cured meat, smoke. Dark fruits on the palate with some meaty, spicy notes on the mid palate that reminds me of chorizo. Medium acidity and medium, dusty tannins. Good stuff. — 9 months ago

Victor Charcan

9.0

Always fine. The blood, iron like hint of Mencía, very mineral, fine red fruit and great acid — 10 months ago

Alan Goldberg

9.2

Juicy, red, and delicious. — 5 years ago

Scott Kahn

9.2

A perfect complement to osso bucco and fish soup! Rich red fruit with good structure - M tannins and M+ acidity. Very enjoyable. — 24 days ago

David Dorn

9.1

Didn’t expect this to be as great as it was! Lovely wine! — 2 months ago

Donald Williams

9.5

Don’t see this varietal on a restaurant menu very often, so I grabbed it. Great choice. With rack of lamb and braised beef short ribs, it was truly wonderful. — 3 months ago

with Bonnie

Bob McDonald

9.2

I didn’t make any notes but I have always enjoyed the Mencia grape from Ribeira Sacra. 80% Mencia and 20% other Spanish varietals including Brancellao, Garnacha and 4 others. Mineral, liquorice and black fruits. I will have the last one later in 2026. — 5 months ago

Ross Bathgate

9.0

Really interesting — 8 months ago

Matt Waring

8.9

Ripe blue/black fruit, rocks, arresting acidity, soft finish. Light medium bodied, seriously drinkable Mencia — 10 months ago

Peter Sultan

9.3

Wine with roasted whole chicken part 2: I used to adore Ribera Sacra, & then moved away with the inevitable rise in price & trend towards more modern styles. Not this. A short decant (45-60) to take the wind out of the Brett sails, & we were off: dense, brambly black fruits on nose & palate, with a distant barn door left open on the nose. Medium plus acidity. It’s the length though that impressed me, along with a freshness (at 13%). Evolves in glass, as if the fruit still has layers. Like a really good chinon. At about 28$, a high end QPR. Eric Solomon imp, interestingly enough. — 4 years ago

with Owen