Technical Sheet
Winery: Own Vineyards, Ponferrada (El Bierzo). 13,000 bottles per year and manual harvest.
Designation of Origin: El Bierzo
Alcohol Content: 13.5%
Variety: 100% Mencía.
Tasting notes: Red color, with garnet hues, clean and bright. Intense and clean on the nose, with aromas of fresh fruit, strawberries, and cherries. Round and fresh on the palate, with gentle, balanced tannins, good structure, and long finish with a fine and elegant aftertaste.
Serving temperature: 16ºC
Elaboration: It is made as a single-varietal Mencía from their vineyard located in Los Barrios, a wine-growing area of El Bierzo with different characteristics compared to other areas of the region, resulting in wines that are representative of their terroir. It is aged for 12 months in new French oak barrels. Coming from alluvial soils, their vines, aged between 80 and 120 years, are bathed by a continental Mediterranean climate, which, combined with an average altitude of 550 meters, gives the wine a marked aromatic character.
Pairing: At
Made in Spain Gourmet, we believe it is perfect to pair with tapas, pasta dishes with meat, or even hearty dishes. Red meats, roasts, cured meats, and aged, semi-aged, and creamy cheeses, both sheep and goat, as well as white meats.
El Bierzo Designation of Origin (D.O.)The Bierzo Region is located in the northwest of the province of León, within the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León, covering an area of 2,954.28 square kilometers, which represents 18% of the provincial territory. Geographically, it borders the provinces of Ourense, Lugo, and Asturias and serves as a communication hub between Galicia, León, and Asturias. It has a characteristic Mediterranean microclimate, with milder temperatures than neighboring areas, and its low altitude generally prevents late frosts, which is quite favorable for an early harvest, typically one month ahead of the rest of Castilla y La Rioja.
Extreme temperatures occur in winter and summer, with an average temperature of 12.3ºC, with minimum averages of 3.6ºC in cold months and maximums of 23.6ºC in the hottest months.
Precipitation averages around 721 mm per year. The annual average sunshine hours range from 2,100 to 2,200 throughout the year.
In El Bierzo, vineyards are mainly located on wet brown earth soils, slightly acidic and therefore lacking carbonates, typical of humid climates.
The acidity levels range from 4 to 8.5; higher values are predominant in the valleys.
The key quality factors lie in the gently sloping terraces where vineyards are located close to rivers, on semi-terraced hillsides, or on steep slopes at altitudes between 450 and 1,000 meters.
Grape VarietiesEl Bierzo is a fertile land where different grape varieties are grown, all adapted to the characteristics of the soil and climate. The wines produced under the Designation of Origin must be made exclusively with the following varieties: Mencía, Garnacha Tintorera, Godello, Doña Blanca, and Palomino.
MencíaMain red variety of the Bierzo, representing 74.5% of the grapes grown in the production area. Low-yielding variety, early bud break, and early ripening. The cluster is small, and moderately compact. The berries are medium-sized, uniform, and blue-black. The pulp is not pigmented.
Garnacha Tintorera
Red variety representing 2% of the grapes grown in the production area. Also known as Alicante Bouschet. Low-yielding variety, early bud break, and medium-early ripening. The cluster is large and moderately compact. The berries are medium-sized, uniform, and blue-black. The pulp has strong pigmentation and a reddish color.
Estaladiña
Area of less than 2 hectares. Also known as Pan y Carne. Early bud
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