JKT

9.2

Surprise! What a nice unknown wine. 50% Albarin and 50% indigenous Mencia (no stems) from JR and tasted 10 years ago wondering how it’d age. Well it aged beautifully. Nose is endless floral yet deep earthy notes, lithe body lively on palate and long finish. Yum. QPR $17 — 2 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

From the stable of the famous Alvaro Palacios. Black cherry, raspberry, thyme and gravel - many nuances. Barb thought a raisiny note. On the medium bodied palate, very savoury. One of my favourite grapes (Mencia) and terroirs (Bierzo), and has been every time I taste it. Very fine tannins - almost silky. A stunning, flamboyant Spanish Label. Amazing value at only $46AUD which I paid in 2020. — 3 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

I don’t remember much but this was quite good — 9 months ago

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! — 2 months ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.0

A primo entry level Mencia. What’s not to love? — 4 months ago

with Gillian

Jenks

9.1

Mostly Mencia. Bright fruit, little pepper, juicy. Lovely wine. — 7 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

One of the BEST Mencia — 2 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

Chris MacLean

9.1

Fresh and substantial — 7 months ago

with Sarah

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 — 9 months ago