Wines made from Mencia grapes
Discover the best wines made with Mencia as a single variety or as a blend .
More informations about the variety Mencia
Supple, elegant reds with a ruby robe and fine tannins, featuring aromas of raspberry, cherry, Mediterranean herbs, graphite, black pepper and very pronounced slate mineral notes. Fresh mouth, taut finish. The absolute star of Bierzo DO in Castilla y León and signature of Ribeira Sacra DO and Valdeorras DO in Galicia (heroic vine terraces). Also cultivated in Portugal under the name Jaen. Native Iberian grape from the northwest.
What are the typical flavors of the Mencia grape variety?
- OakPresent in 89% of Mencia
- Red fruitPresent in 85% of Mencia
- EarthPresent in 84% of Mencia
- Black fruitPresent in 84% of Mencia
- SpicesPresent in 77% of Mencia
- Non oakPresent in 76% of Mencia
- MicrobioPresent in 47% of Mencia
- FloralPresent in 39% of Mencia
- Dried fruitPresent in 29% of Mencia
- OakyPresent in 23% of Mencia
- CherryPresent in 22% of Mencia
- EarthyPresent in 21% of Mencia
- Red fruitPresent in 20% of Mencia
- PepperPresent in 20% of Mencia
- LeatherPresent in 19% of Mencia
- VegetalPresent in 19% of Mencia
- MineralityPresent in 18% of Mencia
- RaspberryPresent in 18% of Mencia
- BlackberryPresent in 17% of Mencia
- VanillaPresent in 16% of Mencia