2021 Heredad Morán & López Heredad 26 Mencía

D.O. Bierzo

Visual phase: cherry red colour of good chromatic intensity, very clean and bright, with a well covered middle layer, good tear and fluid in movement and some violet edges that denote youth.

Nose: medium-high intensity, very frank, aromas of red fruit, floral touches such as violets, herbaceous notes, very fresh and very clear thanks to the micro-oxygenation. A mineral background very typical of the terroir of the Bierzo region.

Tasting phase: ample entry, very fresh, with fruit and acidity hand in hand very well controlled that leaves us a very good persistence. good volume on the palate with a fairly long finish being a young wine. the aftertaste brings us a lot of fruit.

Sobrelias Scoore: 91+ (Very Good)

[box type=”info” ]Bierzo is a wine region in the northwest of Castilla y Leon, Spain, close to the region’s borders with Galicia (to the west) and Asturias to the north. The Bierzo viticultural area consists of two parts: Bierzo Alto (high Bierzo), a mineral-rich and mountainous terrain where terraced vineyards are sewn into the slopes, and Bierzo Bajo (low Bierzo), a wide and verdant plain.

Bierzo was accorded DO status in 1989 and in the past few years has experienced a surge in popularity thanks to the high-profile winemaker Alvaro Palacios of Priorat fame establishing vineyards there.

Bierzo’s soil is different from that found in other parts of Castilla y Leon in that it contains a predominance of slate and granite. This favors the Mencia vines and helps them to produce wines with a distinct mineral character. The wines tend to be lighter in terms of alcohol and more refreshing than those from other parts of Castilla y León.[/box]