Mencía on slate slopes — Spain's fresh, perfumed northwestern red.
A green mountain basin on the border of Galicia, Bierzo was put on the map by producers reviving old Mencía vines on steep slate. The reds are fragrant and fresh rather than heavy, and the Godello whites are excellent.
Country
Spain
Climate
Mild, Atlantic-influenced
Key grapes
Mencía, Godello
Areas to know
3
Local classics and safe bets.
Say it at the table
“Bierzo is Spain's answer to a cool-climate red — Mencía is fresh, floral and peppery, somewhere between Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc.”
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