Description

Board Characteristics

Store: Own Vineyards, Ponferrada (El Bierzo). 2.000 bottles a year and manual harvest.
DO: the bierzo
Add: 2017
Grade: 14,5%
Variety: 100% Mencia.

Tasting note: Cherry red color, with cardinal hues, clean and bright.
On the nose it is intense, clean, with aromas of ripe red fruits, and backgrounds of spices, rockrose and rosemary.
On the palate it is round, fresh, with friendly, balanced tannins, with good structure, and great permanence in the finish with a fine and elegant aftertaste.

Operating temperature: 16ºC

Preparation: It is made as a single variety Mencía from his vineyard located in Los Barrios, the Bierzo wine region and which has different characteristics from other areas of the region, so its wines are also, although they are representative of a part of its terroir. It is aged for 19 months in new French oak barrels

Pairing: En Made in Spain Gourmet We believe that it is perfect to pair with red meat, roasts, game, botillo, sausages and cured cheeses. semi-cured and creamy, both sheep and goat, as well as white meat.

DO Bierzo (Designation of Origin)

The Bierzo Region is located to the northwest of the province of León, within the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León, and occupies an area of 2.954,28 kilometres, which represents 18% of the provincial surface. Geographically it limits with the provinces of Ourense, Lugo and Asturias and is a communication axis between Galicia, León and Asturias. It has a characteristic Mediterranean micro-climate, with milder temperatures than the neighboring areas and its low altitude generally prevents late frosts, which is quite benign for the harvest, which is normally one month earlier than the rest of Castile and the Rioja.

Extreme temperatures occur in winter and summer, with the average being 12,3ºC, registering average minimums of 3,6º in the cold months and maximums of 23,6º in the hottest months.

Rainfall is of the order of 721 mm in an average year. The average annual insolation is estimated at 2.100 to 2.200 hours of sunshine throughout the year.

In El Bierzo, the vineyard is mainly oriented towards humid brown earth soils, slightly acidic and therefore free of carbonates, typical of humid climates.

The degree of acidity ranges from 4 to 8,5; in the valleys values higher than 6 predominate.

The determining quality factors are in the terraces with little inclination where the vineyards are located very close to the rivers or on semi-terraced slopes or in vineyards with a pronounced inclination and at altitudes between 450 and 1.000 meters.

Varieties of grapes

El Bierzo is a fertile land where different varieties of grapes are produced, all adapted to the characteristics of the soil and climate. The production of wines covered by the Denomination of Origin must be carried out exclusively with the following varieties: Mencía, Garnacha tintorera, Godello, Doña Blanca and Palomino.

Mencía

Bierzo's main red variety and represents 74,5% of the grapes grown in the production area. Low-productive variety, early sprouting and early maturation. The cluster is small in size, and medium compact. Berries of medium size, uniform and blue-black color. The pigmentation of the pulp is not colored.

Garnacha Tintorera

Red variety and represents 2% of the grapes grown in the production area. It is also known as Alicante bouschet. Low productive variety, early sprouting and early medium maturation. The cluster is large, and medium compact. Berries of medium size, uniform and blue-black color. The pigmentation of the pulp is strong and presents a reddish color.

Staladin

Area less than 2 ha. Also called Bread and Meat. Early budbreak and veraison, early ripening. It is a medium production variety. The cluster is small, small blue-black berry. The pulp does not present coloration.

Merenzao

Surface between 2 and 3 ha. Known as María Ordoña or Bastardo. Variety of medium production, medium sprouting and early maturation. The cluster is small in size with medium-large veins, blue-black in color, the pulp is uncolored.

Godello

White variety adapted to the terrain and the slopes of El Bierzo. It represents 4% of the grapes grown in the production area. Low productive variety, early sprouting and early maturation. The cluster is small to medium and compact in size. The berries are small, uniform and yellow-green in color. Pulp pigmentation is absent or very weak.

Doña Blanca

white variety. It represents 2,4% of the grapes grown in the production area. It is also known as Valenciana. Medium productive variety, medium late sprouting and early maturation. The cluster is medium in size and compact. Berries of medium size, uniform and yellow-green. Pulp pigmentation is absent or very weak.

Perlino

white variety. It represents 17% of the grapes grown in the production area. Also known as Jerez or Listán. Productive variety, medium sprouting and medium maturation. The cluster is medium large and medium compact. Berries of medium size, uniform and yellow-green. The pigmentation of the pulp is not colored.

Malmsey

white variety. The grapes grown in the production area represent 0,1%. Not very vigorous variety, early sprouting and early maturation. The cluster is medium in size and medium compact. Berries of medium size, uniform and yellow-green. The pigmentation of the pulp is not colored.

Additional Information

Weight :	1,5 kg
do	DO El Bierzo

Information about Almazcara-Majara

Back in 2002, Javier Álvarez had the idea of creating the Winery in DO Bierzo following some requirements: creating a wine to enjoy, promoting the El Bierzo area, and most importantly, having a great time creating the project.

Together with his childhood friend Manuel Benito Otero and his friend Raúl García, the Almázcara Majara winery was born, a name that comes from the town where the winery is located, where Javier Álvarez's family is from and from the first letters of the partners' names. Ma-Ja-Ra.

The Comarca del Bierzo is located northwest of the province of León.

So reads the catalog of this young winery named Majara Almazcara, where they reflect not only the passion for wine but also for life and the good times that one lives behind a glass of wine. The result of putting passion to a wine is an image that stands out, round wines with all the flavor of the main grape, modern labels, a modern winery that is committed to bringing the land closer to all people who want to know a little piece of land. , to young people, lovers of wine, of original things and who like to enjoy good times around the table, food, good wine and good friends.

Its flagship brand is elaborated with care and a lot of affection in each wine and a limited production of each reference what makes its wines authentic jewels, friendly references is mouth and with a youthful image, always to bring the world of wine closer to the young people of today.

Very fruity, friendly, sweet and persistent wines. Hard to forget. Limited editions of between 1.000 and 13.000 bottles per year depending on the reference. Exclusive, original and fun Mencías to dress your table at any time.

Opinion Zoltan Nagy

"A wine that I would have at a dinner party, even if it's Monday"

Zoltan Nagy, is a Wine connaisseur, which introduces us to many unknown corners of the world of Spanish wine, which are yet to be known or discovered common knowledge. Zoltan Nagy is a wine writer, columnist in different digital media and Romero and MadeinSpain's personal brand in the world of wines. Member of the Spanish Association of Wine Journalists and Writers (AEPEV). And also an expert in food and wine experiences in Spain for foreigners. In one sentence: sell happiness through wine.