Mencia - VALTUILLE DE ABAJO
Versos de
Valtuille
Musts of Mencía, Bastardo and Godello Viejo descend by gravity to ferment with indigenous yeasts. The wine then rests for twelve months in French oak barrels, slowly refining until it becomes a rosé that reads like a verse: fresh, delicate and full of Bierzo identity.
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ATKIN
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PARKER
“Verses, verses
those that I carry inside me,
those that have inhabited me since I was born.
From the Peña to the Agro,
from the Burbia to the Sil,
inch by inch I have sown you
in love with you.”
Helios Estevez
El Paraje
This wine is born from a blend of old vineyards in Valtuille de Abajo, where the Mencia sinks its roots in soils of clay, slate, lime and pebbles. Vines over 75 years old, grown in goblet and trellis, which extend between 500 and 550 meters above sea level and look at different orientations, picking up unique nuances of each corner of the place.
The diversity of these vineyards creates a unique mosaic: different lights, different soils, the same spirit.
Technical Data
Vineyard
Blend of old Valtuille de Abajo vineyards.
Varieties in the vineyard
100% Mencía
Height
Between 500m and 550m above sea level.
Average vineyard age
75 years
Winemaking
In 7500-liter French oak foudres (with 10% stemming) / gravity-wetted hat
Malolactic fermentation
In stainless steel tanks
Type
Glass and trellis
Orientation
Various
Soil
Clay, slate, lime, boulders
Fermentation
Spontaneous with autochthonous yeasts
Breeding:
8 months in 7500 liters French oak foudres
Volume
70,000 bottles