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2017 Adega Algueira Mencía Ribeira Sacra
Mencía
- Spain
- Galicia
- Ribeira Sacra
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Community Tasting Notes 9
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UlfH Likes this wine: 89 points
February 17, 2023 - A powerful and charismatic dark fruit bomb. Cherries, leather, spices, earth/minerals. Great acidity, long concentrated and juicy finish with a dry bite. Can be stored for a very long time. Great value!
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theebigjuan Likes this wine: 90 points
March 20, 2021 - Decanted 30 min. This is certainly a wine for specific tastes. Tasted blind knowing I was having grilled lamb rib chops, and I also tried a younger Bordeaux, Graves as I was at a loss for anything else.
This had some Loire Cab Franc notes, but more barnyard in the mid palate, then a medium finish that ended fruity. Hit the mark with the meal and opened up with more time. Better than the Graves.
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vintage_whine wrote:
February 17, 2021 - fine tannins, fragrant, juicy and mineral, yes its moderate acidity, but fresh now, wouldnt wait any longer
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Wine Diplomats Likes this wine: 90 points
January 10, 2021 - It takes 30+ minutes for the nose to open up. Some reductive notes. Minerally with some herbal notes verging on floral notes. Darker on the nose than on the palate which has a mix of dark and red berry fruit. Elegant and soft on the palate with some minerality and spice. There are Pinot qualities to this wine, but the color is much darker and the fruit is darker overall. Versatile and shines best with food. You’ll finish it quickly over the early course of the meal. In the past, I’ve never been a fan of Mencia because I found them too alcoholic and oaky, but this unoaked version shows what the grape is really like. 70,000 bottles made.
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yipen Likes this wine:
September 7, 2020 - Quite refresh with lots of berry.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2017
- Type Red
- Producer Adega Algueira
- Varietal Mencía
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Spain
- Region Galicia
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Ribeira Sacra
- UPC Code 000004151043
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 35 (38%)
- Consumed 56 (62%)
Food Pairing
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