Winery A PortelaMencia
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Mencia.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, veal or game (deer, venison).
The Mencia of the Winery A Portela is in the top 40 of wines of Valdeorras.
Taste structure of the Mencia from the Winery A Portela
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Mencia of Winery A Portela in the region of Galice is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Mencia of Winery A Portela in the region of Galice often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Mencia
Pairings that work perfectly with Mencia
Original food and wine pairings with Mencia
The Mencia of Winery A Portela matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté), duck breast in foil (barbecue) or pastilla with chicken (moroccan pie with brick sheets).
Details and technical informations about Winery A Portela's Mencia.
Discover the grape 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Mencia from Winery A Portela are 2015, 2014, 2008, 0 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery A Portela
The Winery A Portela is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Valdeorras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Valdeorras
The wine region of Valdeorras is located in the region of Galice of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rafael Palacios or the Domaine Rafael Palacios produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valdeorras are Mencia, Albarino and Trousseau, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valdeorras often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or slate and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or watermelon.
The wine region of Galice
Galicia is one of the 17 first-level administrative regions (called comunidades autónomas) of Spain. It occupies the northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, and is exposed on two sides to the Atlantic Ocean. To the South is Portugal, to the east Castilla y Leon. Viticulture has a Long tradition in Galicia, introduced to the region by the ancient Romans and continued by monks throughout the Middle Ages.
The word of the wine: Tanin
A natural compound contained in the skin of the grape, the seed or the woody part of the bunch, the stalk. The maceration of red wines allows the extraction of tannins, which give the texture, the solidity and also the mellowness when the tannins are "ripe". The winemaker seeks above all to extract the tannins from the skin, the ripest and most noble. The tannins of the seed or stalk, which are "greener", especially in average years, give the wine hardness and astringency. The wines of Bordeaux (based on Cabernet and Merlot) are full of tannins, those of Burgundy much less so, with Pinot Noir containing little.
