Estimate
Intense and intriguing. This distinctive red is polished and savage at once, with flavors of ripe black fruit, toasty oak and fragrant wild herbs. The tannins are muscular yet polished, the wine rich yet harmonious. A beauty. Mencía.
...Finer, more aromatic nose than the regular Bierzo) cassis, blackberry, blueberry, violet, minerals, iron and a hint of cabernet franc-like leafiness. Juicy, brisk and penetrating, with superb delineation and grip...