Mosier Hills Estate Mencía

Another visit to Oregon’s first Mencia wine, older vintage this time. Dense inky purple, apparently high pigment extraction. Strawberry, butter and light caramel aromas. Orange-citrus and light cherry flavor. Tight after two hours opening, tannins still wrapped up. Decant and wait awhile. Complex wine but still too early to assess

My first Mosier Hills wine and super exciting to try a Mencía from Oregon.

Super earthy and funky on the nose and palate . Hay and barnyard. Dark fruits but super tertiary. Tasting blind wouldn't taste new world but also would never guess Mencía. Trying to pinpoint what it reminds me of...

175 cases made, obscure Spanish variety, perhaps the only US producer. Purple, light to moderately extracted pigment. Butter, barrel smoke and cherry aromas. Cherry, red berry and lactic flavors, tar and dill seed on finish, with lots of acidity and fine-grained seed and skin tannins. Age worthy, though tannins may resist easy recourse to decanting. A wine worth seeking out, tasty, unusual. I wish I had another bottle of this.

Biodynamic Beauty 🍷 luscious and delicious

Not as dry as i remember from last fall. Very respectable but still a bit anonymous.

Gripping dry with nutmeg dust. Needs food. Tasted other varieties estate bottlings and field blends here and they are all very good.

Have been enjoying this wine periodically over the last three years or so. Spanish varietal, grown in Oregon, but softer than a Tempranillo.

I admire that the winemaker is working with this Spanish varietal grape. Grown at a high elevation in the Gorge over the cool air sweeping up from the Columbia River. This vintage is light in character, yet refreshing.

Came recommended but a bit too earthy and subtle for my taste

The 17 was better than 16 I drank last week. Soft nose and medium body. Balanced black and red fruits dominate. Smooth.