Bierzo : guide des vins — cépages, appellations et producteurs

Mencía de vieilles vignes sur ardoise

Sol: Steep "pizarra" (slate) hillsides with old, low-yielding bush vines of Mencía.
Style: Floral, blue-fruited, mineral Mencía — fresher and more perfumed than most Spanish reds.
Grands sites: Single-vineyard, slate-slope Mencía (the "villages and parajes" model) is Bierzo’s top tier.
Millésimes: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Producteurs: Mengoba

Astuce · Bierzo brought slate-grown Mencía to the world — Spain’s answer to cool, perfumed reds.

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Descendientes de J. Palacios "Pétalos" · ~$25

Old-vine Mencía — floral, mineral and beautifully fresh; a modern Spanish classic.

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Descendientes de J. Palacios "Moncerbal" · ~$120 · 2019

Single-slate-vineyard Mencía of real complexity and finesse.

Le grand blanc de Galice au Bierzo

Sol: Cooler valley sites and decomposed slate suited to white Godello.
Style: Textured, citrussy, lightly nutty whites with body and minerality — age-worthy.
Grands sites: Godello rivals fine white Burgundy for texture when grown on slate and given time.
Millésimes: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Producteurs: MengobaLosadaAkilia

Astuce · Bierzo’s Godello shows the region is as serious about whites as reds.

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Mengoba Godello sobre Lías · ~$22

Lees-aged Godello — citrus, orchard fruit and a saline, textured finish.

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Losada "Altos de Losada" Godello · ~$45 · 2020

Serious, mineral Godello with ageing potential.