Bob McDonald

9.4

Interesting to compare this with the Bierzo had a few days ago - both the Mencia grape. Consulting my map i note that Ribeira Sacra is next to Bierzo, both in Galicia. I found this wine slightly more delicious than the Bierzo. This wine is 80% Mencia - the other 20% being Garnacha and 5 other varietals that no one would’ve heard of before. Difficult to describe the palate - very savoury and spicy and lacking in overt fruit you might see in an Australian wine. No lesser wine because of this. I had my first one 28 weeks ago in January 2026. — 5 days 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. — 2 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

One of the BEST Mencia — 4 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. — 6 months ago

Sébastien F

9.1

C'est bon! Efficace appétant — a year ago

Juan Alberto Cano

9.4

Jesus prepara una comida y lo llevo te va a molar fuerte — 5 years ago

Kristen Grimes

9.3

D is for Doña Blanca! A very floral and perfumy nose, a lot of citrus flavors without being high acid, and a nice round body. #atoz2021 — 5 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

See my previous note in February 2026. Very similar to now. This is fulsome and savoury at once - black cherry and raspberry. Very easy to like. Like a hypothetical blend of Syrah and Merlot. The herbal savouriness of Syrah with the softness of a supple Merlot. Made by Alvaro Palacios. Love the flamboyant Spanish label. — 8 days 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 — 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. — 5 months ago

with Bonnie

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 — 9 months ago

Maitri

9.0

Great wine with great company — a year ago

with Mike

Alan Goldberg

9.2

Juicy, red, and delicious. — 5 years ago

Victor Charcan

8.9

If you are in the mood for a light, easy, strawberry candy wine, light bodied and tense, this is it. — a month ago

Donald Williams

9.4

One of our favorite Spanish reds. — 2 months 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! — 4 months ago

Sébastien F

9.1

Nez viandé fumé, bouche longue équilibrée tanins parfaitement fondus — 7 months ago

Ross Bathgate

9.0

Really interesting — 9 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

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

8.9

A bit fleshier than previous vintages. The move to less new oak and less time in oak seems focus the wines here a bit, but the house style of nearly opulent dark fruit remains. — 6 years ago