Winery Alan de ValPedrazais Mencia Barrica
Red wine
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).
Taste structure of the Pedrazais Mencia Barrica from the Winery Alan de Val
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pedrazais Mencia Barrica of Winery Alan de Val in the region of Galice is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Pedrazais Mencia Barrica
Pairings that work perfectly with Pedrazais Mencia Barrica
Original food and wine pairings with Pedrazais Mencia Barrica
The Pedrazais Mencia Barrica of Winery Alan de Val matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, duck breast with black figs or keftas tajine with eggs.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alan de Val's Pedrazais Mencia Barrica.
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 Pedrazais Mencia Barrica from Winery Alan de Val are 2013, 0, 2012
Informations about the Winery Alan de Val
The Winery Alan de Val is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 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: Oxidative (breeding)
A method of ageing which aims to give the wine certain aromas of evolution (dried fruit, bitter orange, coffee, rancio, etc.) by exposing it to the air; it is then matured either in barrels, demi-muids or unoaked casks, sometimes stored in the open air, or in barrels exposed to the sun and to temperature variations. This type of maturation characterizes certain natural sweet wines, ports and other liqueur wines.
