2022 Veronica Ortega 'Quite' Mencia, Bierzo, Spain Podere Salicutti and their newest acquisition

and their newest acquisition

The final blend is sweetened with beet sugar and rested for approximately one month before bottling

Juicy red fruit brings immense childlike pleasure

The wines from this site often rival the quality of those from its more famous neighbor

gravelly soils of the Wallufer Berg “Bildstock” slope (southern Rheingau)

2022 Veronica Ortega 'Quite' Mencia, Bierzo, Spain Podere Salicutti and their newest acquisitionThis is a pre order item expected to arrive mid February 2026. From a series of plots in Valtuille de Abajo, the mencia vineyards around 90 100 years old, on clay sandy soils with boulders (quartzites, slates) predominant in the Bierzo valley. All organic viticulture, hand harvested, 100% destemmed grapes in stainless steel tanks, with a light work during fermentation, to avoid a marked extraction. Short macerations (5 7 days). Aging of about 7