Mencia of Spain — Profile, Food Pairings & Best Wines | Winedexer
Discover the best wines made with Mencia as a single variety or as a blend of Spain.
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.
More informations about the wines of Spain
Spain is a land of breathtaking scenery, colourful history and a Deep and Complex culture in which wine has Long played an important role. Grapes have been grown on the Iberian Peninsula since at least 3000 BC, although it wasn't until 1000 BC that viticulture really began here - a skill brought by Phoenician traders from the eastern Mediterranean. Today, Spain is home to more vineyards than any other country in the world, and its national wine production is exceeded only by France and Italy. All of Spain's seventeen administrative regions (communidades autónomas) produce wine to some degree, including the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.
What are the typical flavors of the Mencia grape variety?
- OakPresent in 90% of Mencia
- EarthPresent in 85% of Mencia
- Red fruitPresent in 85% of Mencia
- Black fruitPresent in 84% of Mencia
- SpicesPresent in 78% of Mencia
- Non oakPresent in 77% of Mencia
- MicrobioPresent in 49% of Mencia
- FloralPresent in 41% of Mencia
- Dried fruitPresent in 27% of Mencia
- OakyPresent in 23% of Mencia
- CherryPresent in 22% of Mencia
- EarthyPresent in 21% of Mencia
- Red fruitPresent in 21% of Mencia
- PepperPresent in 21% of Mencia
- VegetalPresent in 21% of Mencia
- MineralityPresent in 19% of Mencia
- RaspberryPresent in 19% of Mencia
- LeatherPresent in 18% of Mencia
- BlackberryPresent in 16% of Mencia
- VanillaPresent in 16% of Mencia