Wines made from Mencia grapes of Spain - Page 4
Discover the best wines made with Mencia as a single variety or as a blend of Spain.
More informations about the variety Mencia
Spanish, more precisely from the Duero Valley where it is still very present. According to some ampelographers, it is close to Cabernet Franc.
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?
- Red fruitPresent in 48% of Mencia
- OakPresent in 47% of Mencia
- Black fruitPresent in 40% of Mencia
- EarthPresent in 40% of Mencia
- Non oakPresent in 27% of Mencia
- SpicesPresent in 27% of Mencia
- MicrobioPresent in 12% of Mencia
- FloralPresent in 6% of Mencia
- Dried fruitPresent in 3% of Mencia
- VegetalPresent in 3% of Mencia
- BlueberryPresent in 2% of Mencia
- RaspberryPresent in 2% of Mencia
- Red fruitPresent in 2% of Mencia
- BlackberryPresent in 2% of Mencia
- ChocolatePresent in 2% of Mencia
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Mencia
- OakyPresent in 2% of Mencia
- SlatePresent in 1% of Mencia
- Pencil leadPresent in 1% of Mencia
- Dark fruitPresent in 1% of Mencia
News about the grape variety Mencia
Sarah Jane Evans MW: My top 10 Spanish fine wines of 2021
In a year when travel was almost impossible, wine has been a fine companion. In terms of varieties I have been drinking a vinous A to Z: everything from Albillo (Cebreros) to Zibibbo (Pantelleria, Italy). Specifically I have been enjoying Cariñena from Priorat and Rioja, plus Garnachas – white, red and hairy – from Terra Alta, Rioja and Gredos, as well as Greek Xinomavro from Naoussa and Xarel.lo from Catalunya. Scroll down for Sarah Jane Evans MW’s top 10 wines of 2021 Not forgetting Menc ...
DO Penedès announces the first “Vi de Mas” wines
In November of 2021, Spain’s DO Penedès announced a massive overhaul of their bylaws with many changes aimed at re-orienting the region via a “10-year plan”. One of the key aspects was a new classification system for the estates of the region called, “Vi de Mas”, the first five of which have just been certified. While most wine regions looking to implement a system use the so-called “Burgundian Pyramid” as a structure, Penedès took a different approach that merged some of the Burgundian sy ...
Cheval Blanc 2021 released en primeur: ‘an obvious buy’
Cheval Blanc 2021 was released en primeur this morning (19 May) at €390 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, up by around 3% on the 202o-vintage opening price last year. Liv-ex said the new release was still cheaper on the market than the well-regarded vintage trio of 2018, 2019 and 2020. UK merchants offered the 2021 wine at £4,740 (12x75cl in bond), it said. It marks another relatively early release for Cheval Blanc, with this year’s Bordeaux en primeur campaign just getting started. Cheval Blanc 202 ...