Community Tasting Note
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grenache lover Likes this wine: 90 points
February 14, 2015 - This is a well made Mencía in a lighter style. It has not a great depth or complexity. Fresh fruit in the nose, with some spice and a tad of licorice, and perhaps some rusticity in the mouth. It keeps changing in the glass. Easy to drink, well made and affordable. However, it did not get to my heart and wanted me to purchase more.
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MLipton commented:
3/16/15, 8:59 PM - Was there any new oak evident? I've had mixed experiences with the Pétalos: when it's unoaky, it can be a fresh expression of Mencía; when it's oaky and overly extracted, it's boring. My benchmark for Mencía is the D. Ventura Ribeira Sacra.
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grenache lover commented:
3/17/15, 12:26 AM - No, there was no new oak in my glass. I do not know the D. Ventura from Ribeira Sacra. Some interesting Mencía coming from Monterrei in the hands of José Luis Mateo, like Quinta da Muradella Berrande. More pricey than the Pétalos, though.