and it is a bit deeper than at Le Puy—between 1
Sourced from a vineyard located in the communes of Festigny and Le Breuil
10 months in barriques and for 4 months in steel tanks
One-month cold maceration
It is fascinating how well the wine develops with aeration
2021 Veronica Ortega 'Quite' Mencia, Bierzo, Spain Villa Bucci and it is a bitFrom a series of plots in Valtuille de Abajo, the mencia vineyards around 90 100 years old, on clay sandy soils with boulders (quartzites, slates) predominant in the Bierzo valley. All organic viticulture, hand harvested, 100% destemmed grapes in stainless steel tanks, with a light work during fermentation, to avoid a marked extraction. Short macerations (5 7 days). Aging of about 7 months, in 5,000L and 3,500L French oak foudres. The idea of this