and it is a bit deeper than at Le Puy—between 1
manual harvest at full maturity
Region: RoussillonGrape: Carignan
Fermented and aged in barrel (15% new)
It is fascinating how well the wine develops with aeration
2021 Veronica Ortega 'Quite' Mencia, Bierzo, Spain Villa Bucci and it is a bitFrom 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 months, in 5,000L and 3,500L French oak foudres. The idea of this