Brezo de Grégory Pérez Mencía 2021
£14.00
Brezo de Grégory Pérez Mencía 2020
All natural and delightfully savoury, wild red fruits with a distinct smoked charcuterie finish. Outstanding personality from this great value red.
Description
Brezo de Grégory Pérez Mencía 2020
Country: Spain
Region: Mencía
Grape: Mencía
Volume: 75cl
ABV: 13.5%
Vintage: 2020
Suitable for Vegans: Yes
Suitable for Vegetarians: Yes
Food pairing: This natural Mencía would be excellent alongside some dark Bresoala and smoky chorizo with black olives and crusty sourdough.
Gregory Perez’s delicious Mencia from Bierzo has a soft, velvety texture with ripe red and dark fruit flavours lifted by Mencia’s brisk acidity. A small amount of Garnacha Tintorera (aka Alicante Bouschet, once widely planted here) gives the wine its more generous feel.
The grapes are sourced from old, head-pruned Mencia vines grown on the rocky hillside vineyards of Espanillo, Valtuille, Villafranca del Bierzo and Carracedo with a range of 30-60 year old vines. To keep the wine pure and juicy, Perez de-stems 90% of the fruit, and ferments it with wild yeast in stainless-steel vats.