BodegasyViñedosLunaBeberideMMencía,2023

Lively, raspberries, liquorice notes, summer wine

Mencia has been the rising of star of modern Spanish wine for some time. The Bierzo region in North Western Spain is now producing thrillingly lively reds of vivid raspberry fruit coupled with nuanced slate and liquorice complexity. An excellent value wine for the summer.

About the producer

Established in 1987 in Cacabelos, the Luna family’s winery produces some of the best value reds from Bierzo, all of them based on the local grape Mencía. The basic young red, as well as the 12 months oak-aged Finca have really succeeded at showing both grape and terroir character in a way that is really difficult to find in wines retailing below or around €10. This achievement has to do with painstaking winemaking and especially with the high age profile of their vines. Over 50-years-old vines in the case of Luna Beberide young red, and over 60-years-old for Finca La Cuesta.

During the last few years, Luna Beberide has restructured the 80 hectares of vines of their own spread throughout the villages of Cacabelos and Villafranca del Bierzo. The goal was to get rid of international varieties and to focus on the native Mencía and Godello.