Winery Viña Costeira Mencia
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, veal or game (deer, venison).
The Mencia of the Winery Viña Costeira is in the top 70 of wines of Valdeorras.
Taste structure of the Mencia from the Winery Viña Costeira
Light
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Smooth
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Tannic
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Dry
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Sweet
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Soft
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Acidic
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In the mouth the Mencia of Winery Viña Costeira in the region of Galice is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Mencia
Pairings that work perfectly with Mencia
Original food and wine pairings with Mencia
The Mencia of Winery Viña Costeira matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of delicious veal stew, rabbit with mustard, thyme and cream or savoury cake base and various fillings.
Details and technical informations about Winery Viña Costeira'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 Viña Costeira are 2016, 2018, 2017, 2015
Informations about the Winery Viña Costeira
The Winery Viña Costeira is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 29 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.
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