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| XESTAL MENCÍA 2010 DO Bierzo |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
GANCEDO |
| Extremely deep intense purple colour. Spicy, cedary, intense, baked ripe cherry-plum puree nose. Dry, medium-full bodied, intense, very cedary, spicy, dense, intense, ripe plum-cherry flavours with a lingering, high acid, mineral-tinged, mouthfilling finish. This well-made, surprisingly rich or the money, 100% Mecia has 14.5% alcohol and 4 g/L residual sugar with lot number L.X100 on the back label. |
CSPC |
553743 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Hob Com |
| Country |
Spain |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
**/**+(88.5 points)
Solid, Dense, Rich, Cedary |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: The oak-aged reds are released quite late, and they are polished when they hit the shelves, like the case of the 2010 Xestal, which is also Mencía fermented in stainless steel and matured in barrique for one year. This must have had a lot of oak when younger, as the spicy and smoky aromas are still quite strong, but they are getting integrated with ripe black fruit. The palate is medium to full-bodied with plenty of oak-related flavors and some fine, slightly dusty tannins. The bottle seems to have done it good. Drink Date: 2016-2018. Score - 90 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, April 27, 2016) |
Price |
$ 17.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - June 9, 2018 |
| Cases bought |
502 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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