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Legado de Farro Roble Mencía
Bierzo · Spain
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Mencía
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Bierzo
- Appellation
- Bierzo
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roast lamb · grilled meats · aged cheese · mushrooms
Rated vintages
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201288 pts
Jammy blueberry aromas are grapy, with ample char and grit coming from background oak. This feels firm, wiry, grabby and drying. Jammy, herbal flavors of cassis and blueberry finish with big, rubbery, elastic tannins.
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201189 pts
Oak-dominated berry and cassis aromas are full but not complex or intriguing. This Mencía has a direct palate with needling tannins and a lot of oak resin. Woody, toasty flavors of blackberry and dark plum finish with flavors of mint, mocha, coffee and chocolate. Drink through 2…