Jay Kline

9.0

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. — 19 days ago

Dan R

8.9

Dense, savory, peppery. Would have guessed Syrah blind. Slightly cooked. — 2 months ago

Scott Kahn

9.0

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

Robert Howey

9.0

Beautiful wine. — a month ago

Megan Fenlon

9.0

Mid range Raul Perez, I actually found this more pleasing than the higher range — 2 months ago

Brett Williams

8.9

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

Aloke Mukherjee

9.0

Rob and Molly 1/11/2025 — 4 months ago

Akshay Venkitasubramanian

9.2

First time tasting Mencia grape- wonderful lighter medium bodied which opens up with decanter — 2 months ago

Megan Fenlon

8.9

Raul Perez knows his wine! — 2 months ago

romo

9.3

Relaxing in its balance and concentration. Co-red-WotN. — 3 months ago