Antoine Graillot & Raúl Pérez

Encinas Bierzo Mencia

9.127 ratings
9.06 pro ratings
Bierzo, Castilla y León, Spain
Mencía
Top Notes For
Darren Dittrich

Chuggable lighter weight Mencia from terrific producers, one from the Rhone. High acid, almost effervescent mineral notes, with bright cherry, white pepper, herbs, and violets... fermented in cement, some whole cluster. Delicious!
13% ABV, Skurnik Wines

Chuggable lighter weight Mencia from terrific producers, one from the Rhone. High acid, almost effervescent mineral notes, with bright cherry, white pepper, herbs, and violets... fermented in cement, some whole cluster. Delicious!
13% ABV, Skurnik Wines

1 person found it helpfulFeb 20th, 2021
Matt

Deliciously ripe and juicy mix of black/blue fruit, backed by spices, herbs, and notes of warm earth. Very sleek and shows a quite side at this point, this needs a little more time to meld and unwind.

Deliciously ripe and juicy mix of black/blue fruit, backed by spices, herbs, and notes of warm earth. Very sleek and shows a quite side at this point, this needs a little more time to meld and unwind.

1 person found it helpfulSep 13th, 2019
Erik Longabardi

Animal

Animal

May 7th, 2024
Tobin Spratte

Cherries, raspberries, leather, dill, and hints of tobacco. Very easy drinking. Medium body, medium acid. On par with a great Crianza Rioja.

Cherries, raspberries, leather, dill, and hints of tobacco. Very easy drinking. Medium body, medium acid. On par with a great Crianza Rioja.

Mar 18th, 2023
Jenks

Pnp yesterday took a few sips aaaaand nope. Day two much better, dusty, rustic, plummy, delicious Mencia.

Pnp yesterday took a few sips aaaaand nope. Day two much better, dusty, rustic, plummy, delicious Mencia.

Dec 9th, 2022
John Paulsen

Crisp

Crisp

May 15th, 2021
John Osgood

Super delicious

Super delicious

Apr 1st, 2021
Ben Christen

Great, nice juicy and bigger.

Great, nice juicy and bigger.

Jul 11th, 2020
Anthony Lombardi

Paella night! I know we’re supposed to do Rioja, but Bierzo is on the table tonight. Cracked pepper & blackberry nose. Full bodied, more dark berries and smoky notes cross the mid palate. Structured, but very approachable and enjoyable right now.

Paella night! I know we’re supposed to do Rioja, but Bierzo is on the table tonight. Cracked pepper & blackberry nose. Full bodied, more dark berries and smoky notes cross the mid palate. Structured, but very approachable and enjoyable right now.

Mar 24th, 2020
Pooneet K

Quite a nice mencia from bierzo. Quite purple in the glass. Nice medium bodied and medium acid.

Quite a nice mencia from bierzo. Quite purple in the glass. Nice medium bodied and medium acid.

Nov 3rd, 2019