TOALDE MENCIA 2013

Stock#: 1005GD MSRP: $29.99  Your Price: $26.99 (Chantada & Ribeiras do Miño)From Ribeiras do Miño, one of the five sub-regions of La Ribeira Sacra, the mineral-driven, but soft and voluptuos Toalde Mencía is made by the talented young enologist, Roberto Regal from stunningly beautiful, bucolic vineyards overlooking the Minho River. A silky, pomegranate & mineral-driven jewel. One of the best wine in our portfolio. Mencía grapes, with traces of other old vines indigenous varieties, grow here on steep rock (the majority granitic, some slate) terraces with a 66% incline. The soil is poor and shallow, which drives the vines deep in search of nutrients. The orientation of the vineyards is from northeast to southeast. The altitude of the vineyards is 820 to 1150 feet above sea level, which allows a progressive harvesting the grapes, beginning with the grapes from the warmer lower vineyards, which ripen first, and finishing with the higher vineyards, which ripen last. "Roberto Regal's production under his label is very small, as he only owns about one hectare of Mencia vines here in a very steep section overlooking the Mino River, with his vines scattered amongst several small plots. His 2013 Toalde is truly excellent, wafting from the glass in a mix of black cherries, graphite, woodsmoke, espresso, slate and the first stirrings of the forest floor that will emerge with some bottle age. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and still very primary in personality, with a sappy core of fruit, ripe tannins and great length and grip on the youthfully complex and very, very promising finish. A superb example of the vintage. 2018-2040 " 94 points John Gilman (View from the Cellar) Click Here to view all Products in our The Gerry Dawes Selection - Spanish Artisan Wines Category

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