Madai Origen Mencia 2023 75cl

Tasting Note

A mid-weight Mencia, with gentle but firm tannins balanced by dark cherry and bramble fruit. Fresh acidity drives a decent-length finish and floral and herbal complexity makes this an engaging glass of wine. A wine that benefits from time in decanter, or to open up in the glass.

Producer

Brothers Daniel and Gonzalo Amigo returned to their roots to establish Bodegas Madai, recovering their grandparents' vineyards in El Bierzo, north-west Spain. Here, at the northernmost limit of Bierzo, their vineyards experience a continental-atlantic climate.

On steep, south-facing, slopes ideal for ripening grapes they discovered plots of old Godello and Mencia vines too - over 100 years old. They believe the established, gnarled vines on these old plots (around 4ha) have found a natural equilibrium, producing very low yields with no fertilisers and minimal intervention.

There are a variety of soil types in their vineyards - granite on the lower slopes and slate on the upper.

_{Country: Spain | Region: Bierzo | Alcohol: 13.5% | Grapes: Mencia}