Bierzo, Spain
100% Mencia
Winemaker Ricardo Perez is Spain’s leading expert on Biodynamics. He translated Steiner’s works into Spanish and teaches courses on the subject. The winery is part of a complete farm, producing various crops, raising animals, and making many of the biodynamic preparations themselves. Their entry-level wine, Petalos, is particularly challenging to make, produced from over 300 plots managed by a full-time team, with vines aged 40-90 years. Petalos ages briefly in new French oak barrels, followed by 6-10 months in second and third-use barrels. Beyond farm management, Ricardo hosts classes on traditional skills like bread baking and cheese making, preserving regional crafts for future generations.
This wine needed some time to open up. Dark, bright ruby, spice and mineral accented dark berry and floral. Gentle sweet berries and violet. Good minerlaity with a long spice finish
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