Region · Castile and León, Spain
Bierzo
BYER-tho
Slate, Mencía, old vines
Northwest Spain's revival region: Mencía on steep slate, a mix of Atlantic and inland weather, and a generation of growers who treated it like Burgundy.
- red cherry
- herbs
- slate
- pepper
- violet
The 1990s brought extraction and oak; the 2010s brought whole cluster, earlier picks, and village wines. Descendientes de J. Palacios made the map famous; a dozen others now fill it in.
Godello is the white to know. Both colors want a slight chill and a pork roast.
Octopus, chorizo, and roast peppers.
At the table
Service
55–59 °F (13–15 °C).
