Godelia Mencia 2011

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Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2011

Size
750ML

ABV
15%

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Perfect expression of Mencia from Bierzo. This vintage is characterized by a great fruit concentration. We can find a lot of nuances, red fruits, violets and mineral notes, which are assembled with the nuances provided by the oak aging. The palate is fresh, meaty and elegant with a great finish.

Professional Ratings

  • 92
    Smoky and toasty notes frame plum, licorice, tobacco and mineral notes in this savory red. Has a polished texture, with balanced structure, good depth and a clean, spicy finish. Drink now through 2025.
  • 90
    This ripe offering opens with aromas of lightly stewed black fruits and baked beans. In the mouth, it's chewy and rich, with a syrupy leaning. Flavors of oak-based hickory, toast and savory spices accent blackberry fruit, while the finish is toasty, peppery and dark in character.

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Godelia, Spain
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The bodega lies in the district of Pieros. With its typical local architecture, the old style traditional farmhouse is in perfect harmony with its beautiful surroundings in a landscape which bears witness to the passage of countless pilgrims making their way to Santiago de Compostela.

The installations are functional and follow traditional techniques, which have been improved to ensure the utmost care for the production processes.

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Primarily found in the Bierzo, Ribeira Sacra and Valdeorras regions of Spain and in the Dão of Portugal (where it is called Jaen), Mencia is an early ripening, low acid grape that can produce wines of great concentration, complexity and ageability. And yet Mencia once suffered from a poor reputation and deemed capable of producing simple and light red wines. Post-phylloxera growers would grow this variety on low, fertile plains, which produced high yields and uncomplicated finished wines. Somm Secret—The recent rediscovery of the ancient, abandoned vines planted on rugged hillsides of deep schist has unveiled the potential of Mencia and added discredit to its old reputation.

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One of the few northwestern Spanish regions with a focus on a red variety, Bierzo, part of Castilla y León, is home to the flowery and fruity Mencia grape. Mencia produces balanced and bright red wines full of strawberry, raspberry, pomegranate, baking spice, pepper and black licorice. The well-drained soils of Bierzo are slate and granite.

GSW57912011_2011 Item# 165937

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