| Type | Red wine |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| Grapes | |
| Producer | |
| Allergens | Contains sulfites |
| Alcohol contenti | 13.5% |
Spec sheet
The wine
Clusters of grapes can be separated into two parts: the shoulders and the tips. The latter are formed on the lower halves of the clusters, where the freshest grapes are concentrated. On the shoulders, the upper part, are the riper grapes which produce this magnificent Mencía red. Succulent fruit and a mineral character are its distinctive traits.
What does this wine taste like?
View | Picota cherry red / Violet glints / Clean / Bright / Opaque |
|---|---|
Bouquet | Ageing notes / Vanilla / Coconut / Chocolate / Tobacco / Candied fruit / Toasty notes / Mineral notes / Balsamic notes / Spicy notes |
Mouth | Full / Flavoursome / Elegant tannins / Rounded / Powerful / Balanced / Long / Persistent |
Drinking and storing
Serve between 14ºC and 16ºC
Food pairing
Roasted peppers / Ham on toasted bread / Roasts / Sheep cheese
Ratings and awards
| 2021 | 91 PK | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 91 PK | 92 PN | 92 SK |
| 2018 | 92 PN | 92 SK | |
| 2017 | 92 SK | ||
| 2016 | 93 PN | 90 SK | |
| 2015 | 92 PN | 92 SK |
PK: ParkerPN: PeñínSK: Suckling
Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker and Suckling
Customer reviews
The winery
Bodega Casar de Burbia
Casar de Burbia is a purely family-owned winery that was founded by Nemesio Fernández Bruña, the first generation of a saga of vine growers and vine-growers, as they themselves like to call themselves, which has survived to this day. That boy who, back in the 1940s, was entrusted with cleaning the clay vats as he was the only one who fit through the narrow mouths, decided in 1989 to make his dream come true and began to acquire old vineyards in El Bierzo. Obsessed with altitude...
