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• OldwineinVT Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 20, 2021 - 100% Mencia. 13.5% ABV
  Decanted 90 minutes before drinking.
  
  Color: very dark red to black. Viscous legs
  Nose: medium to full intensity. Closed in to start... opened over several hours. Complex dark fruits with vanilla notes. Evolved in the glass
  Body/flavor: full body. Complex rich flavors of berries, dust, and warm spice. Continued to open to the last drop!
  Aftertaste: lingering. Great finish
  
  My only bottle! :( Has time

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• gatormatt wrote:

  June 3, 2010 - Extremely vegetal, green peppers, stalky, rustic to the point of absurdity. I've had this bottling before and thought it was a very good Mencia. I'm going to chalk this one up to bottle variation or perhaps it being in a dumb phase. Hence I can not give a fair rating.
  
  Note, the structure was very good, a solid acidic backbone to go with the (somewhat harsh) tannins. I have half the bottle left and will revisit tomorrow. Hopefully some of the fruit will shine thru with 24 hours of air.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2003
• Type Red
• Producer Descendientes de José Palacios
• Varietal Mencía
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region Castilla y León
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Bierzo

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• In Cellars 43 (56%)
• Consumed 34 (44%)

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