Grape · Red
Mencía
Also known as Jaen in Dão
Cool climate
About
Native to northwest Spain (Bierzo, Ribeira Sacra). Aromatic and elegant with bright acidity. Often compared to Pinot Noir for its finesse. Old-vine hillside plantings produce concentrated, mineral wines.
Typical profile
Aromas
What the grape gives up young, and what it grows into with time in bottle.
Young · fresh from the glass
Oak influence
Possible
Growing regions
How the grape expresses across places, grouped by country. Chips call out how a region's style deviates from the grape's default.
Spain
Bierzo
Bierzo's signature grape, on blue slate yielding perfumed, structured reds that have been compared to great Burgundy. Old vines and the Viñedo Singular classification highlight specific sites
Monterrei
The main red grape, warmer-climate expression than neighbouring Bierzo or Valdeorras, with fuller fruit and gentler acidity
Ribeira Sacra
The flagship grape, grown on the canyon terraces. Produces perfumed, elegant, almost Burgundian reds from heroic viticulture sites
Valdeorras
Planted on the same slate terraces as Godello, producing perfumed, lithe reds with graphite-scented fruit and gentle structure