Val do Galir Mencía 2022

There's also a change in name in the village red 2022 Val do Galir Mencía, from the higher part of the village where people have the red varieties, mostly Mencía but also other varieties, Brancellao, Sousón and Garnacha Tintorera. It's floral and also has some herbal notes; it's spicy with notes of fennel, with complexity that goes beyond the variety. There's a big jump in complexity from the Maruxa Mencía, with more freshness. It fermented with one-third full clusters and indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and matured in 500-liter oak barrels for nine months. It has some notes from the élevage, spicy and smoky. The palate is medium-bodied and has fine tannins and a long, dry finish. 13,000 bottles were produced. It was bottled in August 2023.