Tilenus Pagos de Posada 2004

SWIC score: 92 (JMG)

Tasting notes: Kirsch, coffee, spices, savoury.

Available: QC (SAQ 10855889 - $ 36.00)

 

Winery: Bodegas Estefanía 
Region: D.O. Bierzo (Castilla y León)

Varieties: 100% Mencía

Ageing: 14-16 months in French oak barrels

Alcohol level: 14% alc./vol.

Mencía wines are among the subtlest and most elegant reds of Spain. And this Tilenus Pagos de Posada is a good example of that. It is only made using the grapes grown in a special plot: very old vines planted 80-90 years ago, low yields (less than 1 kg), perfect orientation, high concentration. The winemaker reinforces this concentration with a very long maceration process, before a maturing period of 14 to 16 months in French oak barrels.

Vintage tasted: 2004 (December 2012)