Pagos Del Galir Valdeorras Mencía

As other writers have commented, this takes a long time to open up! Give it 5 or 6 hours..

Interesting nose, and could easily mistake it for a Sangiovese. Hazelnuts, almond.

Medium bodied with pomegranate, dried cherry, a touch of quince, the tannins from the fruit is still so much larger than that of the barrel it is aged in, giving that true connection to old world wine.
A touch of acid and lip smacking tannin.
The label has the lot and date stamped on it.

Not that interesting on day 1 but then on day 2 it opened up a bit more. Red fruits and cocoa.

This Spanish wine has a tight nose that offers only a whiff of red fruit and bit of spice. Six months barrel aging didn't take over the grapes. There are plenty of those Mencía grapes to smell. Plenty to taste, too, although the oak spice comes through a tad stronger on the palate. Tannins are firm, and the wine feels fresh and young in the mouth. Aging will help, and so will a nice decanting.

Mencia! Absolutely wonderful!!!

Vino de capa media , en nariz levadura de pastelería y frutas rojas, cacaos y café. En boca buena entrada y equilibrio.

Solid producer.

Very happy to have this in the house.

Fresh and light red wine, an alternative to accompany fish dishes in the land of Albariño.

16/20 (88/100) Ягодный аромат с нотами брусники, малины, ежевики и черешни с легким тоном сухого картона. Высокая кислотность, сухие танины. Неплохо.

Vino fresco con buena mineralidad, de pizarra