Description

Un magnifique exemple de ce que l'on peut obtenir de la Mencía,cépage originaire de la région du Bierzo. Ce vin est issu des meilleures parcelles du domaine, qui s'étendent sur des coteaux à 600 mètres d’altitude et dont les vieilles vignes peuvent atteindre 100 ans d'âge.

Fiche technique

Le domaine
Type de vin
Red
Millésime
2012
Alcool
13.5% vol.
Cépage
100% Mencía
Origine
Bierzo

L'avis des experts

The Wine Advocate:

"The 2012 Hombros (shoulders) is Mencía sourced from the mid-slopes of Valtuille de Arriba, where you have a mix of clay on the valley floor, and more minerals and stones on the hillside tops. After one year in used French barriques, this 2012 had an extra aging of one more year in a 5,100-liter oak vat. The nose denotes very high ripeness, and something organic. The winery tends to harvest quite late, and the ripeness is quite obviously high. That is also translated into more fruit and a forward character. For fans of ripe reds. 13,398 bottles and 431 magnums were filled unusually late, in July 2015".