Paul J

9.1

PnP. Modestly dark purple color. Would never guess Spain from the nose and palate. This is straight up Rhone! Dark cherries, meaty/earthy, some tobacco, and subtle herbs. Nice depth and finish. Solid restaurant list value. — 2 months ago

with Brooke

Todd Scurci

9.5

#mencia #raulperez #ribeirasacra whoa Orski, whoa — 3 months ago

with Annie

romo

9.3

Relaxing in its balance and concentration. Co-red-WotN. — 7 months ago

Aloke Mukherjee

9.0

Rob and Molly 1/11/2025 — 8 months ago

Peter Sultan

9.3

Wine with roasted whole chicken part 2: I used to adore Ribera Sacra, & then moved away with the inevitable rise in price & trend towards more modern styles. Not this. A short decant (45-60) to take the wind out of the Brett sails, & we were off: dense, brambly black fruits on nose & palate, with a distant barn door left open on the nose. Medium plus acidity. It’s the length though that impressed me, along with a freshness (at 13%). Evolves in glass, as if the fruit still has layers. Like a really good chinon. At about 28$, a high end QPR. Eric Solomon imp, interestingly enough. — 3 years ago

with Owen

B Natasha Woo Ding

9.2

Soft, but with enough body and structure to assert itself. — 5 years ago

Donald Williams

9.4

Classic example of a well-made Mencia. — 2 months ago

with Bonnie

Sébastien F

9.0

Bouquet de fruits rouge cerises, cuir, poivre, tanins delicats bien fondues. — 3 months ago

Brett Williams

8.9

Bright and crisp. Blair and Meghan loved it. — 6 months ago

Scott Kahn

9.0

Always fun to explore an indigenous varietal from Spain - especially when Alvaro Palacios is involved. I found this Mencia wine to be medium bodied with good acidity and structured tannins that were present in this young wine but not obnoxiously so. The fruit is darker dried red fruit that proved to be a good compliment with grilled shishito peppers. It was so nice to dive into a new aspect of Spain’s wine history. — 7 months ago

Martin Mata

8.9

Notes of dark red fruit, earth, and spice. Light body and medium acidity with smooth tannins. A relatively simple, but pleasant wine. Excellent value at $16. Purchased at Brooklyn Wine Exchange in Brooklyn, NY. — 4 years ago

Ike Uri

9.0

Solid rose. — 5 years ago

Fredrik Finn

9.2

Well well well, isn’t that something! Envinate Lousas Vinos de Aldea. Give it some time in the glass to unwind and expose its inner complexity, a vibrant red fruit profile, lavender and capsicum is accompanied by a pronounced savoriness with crushed rocks, soil and white pepper. A fresh spine runs through the palate with solid but fine grained grip from the tannins. Ribeira Sacra. Mostly Mencia with some other stuff thrown in (field blend), whole cluster ferment in cement tank followed by elevage in neutral barrel. A privilege to have these unicorn wines available! — 5 years ago

Jan A

9.4

Field blend of 85% Mencia and rest other local varieties from 100+yo pre phylloxera vines. From the bearded Bierzo wizard Raoul Perez. Violets on the nose, and a fresh spicy pinot noir ish palate. — 2 months ago

JKT

9.0

Nicely made and well aged, tasting good especially with food — 3 months ago

Akshay Venkitasubramanian

9.2

First time tasting Mencia grape- wonderful lighter medium bodied which opens up with decanter — 5 months ago

Stu

9.2

Really juicy with lots of acid and almost passion fruit notes. Lovely — 7 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Comida jorge baeza con winegeeks chih — 9 months ago

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

8.9

A bit fleshier than previous vintages. The move to less new oak and less time in oak seems focus the wines here a bit, but the house style of nearly opulent dark fruit remains. — 5 years ago

Ebbe Bonde Soerensen

9.4

A very delicate version of Mencia from this superior plot of Ribeira Sacra so complex with fruit, minerals and wellness🇪🇸🥊Superb — 5 years ago