Underdog Grape · Spain

Mencía

Mencía was nearly written off as a producer of thin, jammy plonk. Then a handful of growers found old vines on steep slate slopes — and turned it into one of Spain's most elegant, fragrant reds.

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Where it grows
Bierzo, Spain
Bierzo, Spain
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The region

Bierzo, Spain

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