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• AndreasMuc Likes this wine: 96 points

  March 13, 2022 - Alk. 13%, Mencia 68%, Brancellao 22%, Mouraton 5%, Souson 5%. Superkomplexe Nase, Gewürze und Kräuter (erinnert an Nelken, Eukalyptus, Minze, Lavendel), rohes Fleisch, dahinter schwarze Kirsche. Sehr kühl. Am Gaumen sehr schlank aber viel Struktur, sowohl von sehr präsenter Säure als auch von Tannin getragen, ausgewogen, aber mit viel Druck. Schon wieder was Großes aus Nordspanien! (96-97).

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• wgmccallum Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 28, 2022 - Medium ruby. Aromas of dark berry and garrigue, rich dark fruit on the palate, smooth with strong integrated tannins and acids. Long finish. Muscular and balanced. Went well, surprisingly, with crab, bitter greens, and aioli.

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• Vanja1 Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 10, 2021 - Lalama fra Dominio do Bibei har vi jo drukket i bøtter & spann i kongeriket, så da var det litt interessant å prøve storebroren, i alle fall når man tenker pris: LACIMA 2016. Angivelig 100% mencia-druen, men ikke bekreftet. Fatlagret.
  Ble derfor gledelig overrasket over at vinen var som en krysning mellom PN og frappato, med transparent rubin på farge.
  På duft var den i starten ganske stum, men kommer seg med luft og frigjør både jordbær, mørke bær, hint av søt lakris, skogbunn og noe fat. Deilig balansert og integrert.
  Ganske høy syre, medium på tannin og lang fruktig utgang.
  Utsolgt på polet dessverre, men kommer kanskje inn i ny årgang en gang? Uansett helt topp til kylling med serranoskinke og en god utfordrer til Bourgogne. Spennende med Galicia, altså!

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• forceberry wrote: 91 points

  December 30, 2020 - A blend of old-vine Mencía (68%), Brancellao (22%), Mouratón (5%) and Sousón (5%), all fruit destemmed. Fermented in 500-liter open-top oak casks. Aged in used barriques for 19 months, followed by another 5 months in tronconic vats. 13% alcohol, 0,2 g/l residual sugar, 5,1 g/l acidity and pH 3,7.
  
  Luminous, moderately translucent ruby red color; slightly lighter in color compared to Lacima 2015, tasted alongside. Somewhat dark-toned, quite savory and slightly wild nose with aromas of ripe black cherries and boysenberries, some blueberry juice, a little bit of toasty mocha oak, light licorice tones, a hint of stony minerality and a touch of cedar. The wine is ripe, textural and silky on the palate with a medium body and layered flavors of dark plummy fruit, some ferrous notes of blood, light toasty oak notes of mocha and cocoa, light crunchy notes of redcurrants and tart lingonberries, a brambly hint of raspberry and a touch of ripe blueberry. The structure relies slightly more on the high acidity than on the quite friendly medium tannins. The finish is dry, quite long and textural with flavors of tart lingonberries and quite pronounced sour cherry bitterness, some woody notes of toasty oak, light crunchy notes of cranberries and raspberries, a little bit of dark, plummy fruit, a hint of cocoa and a sanguine touch of iron.
  
  A ripe and textural but also fresh and enjoyably crunchy Ribeira Sacra that has a somewhat oaky imprint to it, but enough bright fruit to carry itself with grace. Comparing this to Lacima 2015 that was tasted alongside, this wine feels more berry-driven and red-toned compared to the more dark-toned fruit of the 2015. While I enjoyed the firm and somewhat more grippy tannic backbone of the 2015, this vintage is otherwise more up my alley with better sense of freshness, focus and sophistication. The wine could really use some aging, though, as the oaky tones are still pretty much to the fore and will require quite many years before they integrate with the fruit. At least the wine feels like it can take on some aging, so cellaring it should pose no problems. Solid value at 31€.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Dominio do Bibei
• Varietal Mencía
• Designation Lacima
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region Galicia
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Ribeira Sacra
• UPC Code 8437010424601

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• Consumed 28 (26%)

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