2020 Veronica Ortega 'ROC' Mencia, Bierzo, Spain Alessandro Viola Despite its recognizable varietal character

Despite its recognizable varietal character and its purity of fruit

From organically farmed

The fruit is pressed whole-cluster and undergoes alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in well-used barrels of varying sizes

Then bottled and held in bottle for years

2020 Veronica Ortega 'ROC' Mencia, Bierzo, Spain Alessandro Viola Despite its recognizable varietal characterLike all of her wines, this is mostly Menca (here vines are 80 100 year old at 530mt altitude) with about 15% being local native white grapes (Palomino Fino, Godello, Doa Blanca) all organically farmed on clay, sand, slate, & limestone soils. The grapes are harvested by hand, 50% whole cluster, natural yeast fermentation in open top vat with regular pigeage, 20 day maceration with the skins. The wine goes on to age for 14 months in neutral 225L French