Bodega del Abad

$89.00750ml

Pair an intense Mencia with long-cooked and boldly flavored dishes.

Serve with rosemary-braised lamb shanks,

Szechuan tea-smoked duck

or traditionally, morcilla de Burgos (blood sausage.)

Eyes:

Dark Purple

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, developing, floral, red fruits, spicy

Mouth:

Medium-Full Bodied, dry, medium acidity, average tannin, moderate-high intensity, medium-long finish, raspberry, chocolate, cigar box

Many were survivors of the late 19th century phylloxera epidemic and some were planted shortly thereafter, yet the 80+ year-old Mencia vines that cover the steep slopes of Valtuille de Arriba and Villafranca del Bierzo had all but been abandoned until recent start-up, Bodegas del Abad opened in 2003. Carracedo is aged in French oak for a year and is bottled unfiltered.