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Bodegas y Viñedos Luna Beberide

Luna Beberide was founded in 1987 and is one of the pioneering wineries in the Bierzo appellation, where it has promoted this wine-growing area over the last fifteen years. It has 80 hectares of its own vineyards between Cacabelos and Villafranca del Bierzo through which it crosses the Camino de Santiago

The age of the vineyard is about 20 years for foreign varieties and more than 60 for Mencía. No herbicides or pesticides are used in the vineyard and the minimum possible treatments are carried out. Their wines have great quality and typicity and come from old vines

Type: Crianza red
Grape: Mencía, vine age from 60 years, yields 25hl/ha
Soil: Calcareous clay and decomposed slate on bedrock.
D.O..: Bierzo
Winery: Bodegas y Viñedos Luna Beberide
Municipality (Province): Villafranca del Bierzo-Cacabelos (León)

Harvest: Late September, early October
Ageing: 12 months in French oak barrels. Bottled unfiltered
Serving temperature: 16 to 18 ºC
Bottling: Long term
Presentation: 75 cl bottle

Tasting notes: Considered excellent in the area, the 2010 vintage is characterized by its complexity, deep minerality, firm structure and fine tannins. Very suitable for long cellaring. Original and seductive on the nose from the first moment, fine aromas of cherry and cocoa blend with notes of aromatic herbs and slate. The palate is long, delineated and enveloping with excellent substance and acidity, ripe tannins and a dry, earthy finish